James Dean (Happy Birthday Bill)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Ray Johnson

Title

James Dean (Happy Birthday Bill)

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.

c. 1955

Medium

Collage of cut printed papers, with matte opaque white paint, pen and black ink, and traces of red pencil, on brown wove paper

Dimensions

Sight: 37.2 × 24.8 cm (14 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)

Credit Line

Promised gift of The William S. Wilson Collection of Ray Johnson

Reference Number

Obj: 248597

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