John Baldessari American, 1931-2020 © Estate of John Baldessari. Image courtesy Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York. Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site Teaching a Plant the Alphabet, 1972 Artwork Details Materials single-channel video; black and white, sound Measurements running time: 18 minutes, 40 seconds Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Albert H. Tracy Fund, by exchange, 2021 Accession ID 2021:13.3 More details Provenance: purchased by the Albright-Knox Art Gallery through Electronic Arts Intermix, 2021. Object Classifications: Video art Work Type: Single-channel video Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Other Works by This Artist Previous slide Next slide Orange from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Raw Prints Portfolio (Orange, Green, Purple, Yellow, Red, Blue), 1976 John Baldessari Purple from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Yellow from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Red from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Blue from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari Green from the portfolio Raw Prints, 1976 John Baldessari I am making art, 1971 John Baldessari Two Compositions (Formal;Informal/Male;Female), 1990 John Baldessari Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV, 1953-1954 Robert Motherwell Street Music, 1950 Norman Wilfred Lewis Drift 2, 1966 Bridget Riley Die Wölfe (Balkankrieg) [The Wolves (Balkan War)], 1913 Franz Marc Limit of the Twilight, 1991 Roni Horn Les Falaises de Gréville (The Cliffs of Gréville), 1871-1872 Jean-François Millet The Inverted Sink, 1985 Robert Gober Numbers in Color, 1958-1959 Jasper Johns Jill, 1959 Frank Stella Related People John Baldessari