Acid Rain

Artist Chicako Ogawa

Date1989

MediumSilkscreen

Dimensions40 1/2 x 28 1/2 in. (102.9 x 72.4 cm)

ClassificationsPoster

Credit LinePoster House Permanent Collection

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Object numberPH.7156

DescriptionAcid rain is created through the burning of fossil fuels, and is essentially evaporated water tainted with sulfuric and nitric acid that reenters the atmosphere and causes catastrophic damage to wildlife and plants. As a localized form of pollution, acid rain impacts some communities more than others. Currently, in parts of China and India where coal power is still widely prevalent, the rain has the relative pH level of grapefruit juice.

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