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Flashlight, plate one from 1st Etchings

Jasper Johns, 1967

MEDIUMEtching and photoengraving from two plates in black on gray wove paper, tipped onto portfolio page of ivory Japanese paper, laid down on four-ply board, and bound in accordion format
DIMENSIONS87 × 112 mm (image, upper right); 97 × 121 mm (plate, upper right); 205 × 331 mm (image, center); 234 × 335 mm (plate, center); 649 × 503 mm (primary support); 710 × 562 mm (secondary support); 710 × 1128 (open folio); 710 × 565 × 35 mm (closed portfolio)
LOCATIONArt Institute of Chicago
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Neo-DadaPostmodernism
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Jasper Johns 1930 · United States

Jasper Johns redefined American art by painting everyday objects like flags and targets, challenging perceptions of art and representation.

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