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The End of All Existences, from Stones

A work made of lithograph in black from one stone on white wove handmade paper.

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  • A work made of lithograph in black from one stone on white wove handmade paper.

Date:

1957

Artist:

Larry Rivers (American, 1923-2002)
poetry by Frank O’Hara (American, 1926-1966)
printed by Robert Blackburn (American, 1920-2003)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

After a friend suggested to Tatyana Grosman that she approach the poet Frank O’Hara for a possible project for ULAE, she went to see the artist Larry Rivers. Coincidentally, O’Hara happened to be visiting Rivers that very day. With Grosman’s encouragement, the two men starting working on Stonesimmediately. The project took two years to complete and became ULAE’s first publication.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Larry Rivers

Title

The End of All Existences, from Stones

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.

1957

Medium

Lithograph in black from one stone on white wove handmade paper

Dimensions

Image: 35.2 × 45 cm (13 7/8 × 17 3/4 in.); Sheet: 47.5 × 60.5 cm (18 3/4 × 23 7/8 in.)

Credit Line

William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment

Reference Number

1982.896.3

Extended information about this artwork

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