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Untitled

A work made of color lithograph from 12 plates on white wove paper.

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  • A work made of color lithograph from 12 plates on white wove paper.

Date:

1977

Artist:

Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
printed by Bill Goldston and James V. Smith
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

Johns created this print as a model for the jacket intended for the catalogue of his 1977 retrospective exhibition. The original idea called for the central area of fingerprints to become the spine of the book, but to Johns’s dismay, the designer changed the format.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Jasper Johns

Title

Untitled

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.

1977

Medium

Color lithograph from 12 plates on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 63.2 × 94 cm (24 15/16 × 37 1/16 in.); Sheet: 69.9 × 101 cm (27 9/16 × 39 13/16 in.)

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

Reference Number

1983.567

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