Ray Johnson

Hand Marilyn Monroe
1958

A mixed media artwork featuring a black background with a rectangular section of textured pink and purple hues, showcasing the silhouette of a woman's figure in a pose that suggests movement or dance. The artist's signature and the year 1953 are inscribed at the bottom right.

A mixed media artwork featuring a black background with a rectangular section of textured pink and purple hues, showcasing the silhouette of a woman's figure in a pose that suggests movement or dance. The artist's signature and the year 1953 are inscribed at the bottom right.

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Date
1958

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Ink, cut paper, and tempera on paperboard mounted on composition board

Dimensions
Overall: 16 3/4 × 13in. (42.5 × 33 cm)

Accession number
99.85

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/12269

Exhibitions

America Is Hard to See

May 1–Sept 27, 2015

Ray Johnson
3 works in the collection

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