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Flashlight, plate one from 1st Etchings by Jasper Johns

Flashlight, plate one from 1st Etchings

Jasper Johns · 1967

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DETAILS
Artist
Jasper Johns
Date
1967
Medium
Etching 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
Location
Art Institute of Chicago
Dimensions
87 × 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)
Collection
Prints and Drawings
Culture
United States
Credit line
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
ART MOVEMENTS
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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