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Athens to Memphis

A work made of color screenprint on black wove paper.

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  • A work made of color screenprint on black wove paper.

Date:

1984

Artist:

Doug Huston
American, born 1949

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.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Doug Huston

Title

Athens to Memphis

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1984

Medium

Color screenprint on black wove paper

Dimensions

54.6 × 72 cm (21 1/2 × 28 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Selma Flesch in Honor of Douglas Druick and his Staff

Reference Number

1994.115

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