About this artwork
Doug Huston’s work has long been characterized by a pronounced tongue-in-cheek wit that is heavily indebted to Marcel Duchamp and the spirit of Dada. This screenprint’s comparison of an idealized portrait of Elvis Presley and a Hellenic sculpture of Apollo epitomizes the artist’s fascination with the role and significance of cultural icons in our society. He joined the SAIC Printmedia faculty in 1976 and has also taught at Ox-Bow.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Prints and Drawings
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Artist
- Doug Huston
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Title
- Athens to Memphis
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Place
- United States (Artist's nationality:)
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Date
- 1984
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Medium
- Color screenprint on black wove paper
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Dimensions
- 54.6 × 72 cm (21 1/2 × 28 3/8 in.)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by Selma Flesch in Honor of Douglas Druick and his Staff
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Reference Number
- 1994.115