Jasper Johns

Two Flags (Whitney Anniversary Poster)
1980

A black and white abstract artwork featuring horizontal bands with a distressed texture, resembling brush strokes or printmaking marks, interspersed with clear spaces. Below the bands, there is a series of scattered letters and numbers that appear to be part of a coded message or an abstract composition. The artist's signature and edition number are visible at the bottom left corner.
A black and white abstract artwork featuring horizontal bands with a distressed texture, resembling brush strokes or printmaking marks, interspersed with clear spaces. Below the bands, there is a series of scattered letters and numbers that appear to be part of a coded message or an abstract composition. The artist's signature and edition number are visible at the bottom left corner.

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Date
1980

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 50 1/16 × 33 3/4in. (127.2 × 85.7 cm) Image: 44 1/4 × 28 3/4in. (112.4 × 73 cm)

Accession number
2001.311.5

Edition
EB 1/2 | 11 APs, 11 TPs, RTP, PP II, 3 GEL, 14 EB, 2 C

Publication
Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the artist

Rights and reproductions
© Jasper Johns / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/21112

Part of a series:
Two Flags (Whitney Anniversary Poster)
15 works

An artwork depicting a textured and monochromatic representation of the American flag, with a field of stars in the upper left and horizontal stripes filling the rest of the space. The piece has a distressed and weathered appearance, with variations in shading that give it a tactile quality. The artist's signature and date are visible at the bottom right.
A vibrant abstract watercolor and ink painting on paper featuring a central rectangular motif with alternating horizontal stripes of pink and gray, bordered by a thick orange outline. Below the rectangle, there are abstract shapes resembling leaves or petals in orange and white. The artwork is signed with initials in the bottom right corner and the paper has perforated edges on the right side.
A graphic artwork featuring two American flags with a stylized, painterly quality, one above the other, against a white background. Below the flags, text in blue, red, and yellow reads "1980 THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WHITNEY MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART." The piece has a celebratory and patriotic theme.
A black and white artistic rendition of the American flag with a distressed, ink blot style. The flag features uneven, blotchy stripes and stars that appear to be stamped or printed, with some stars missing or partially filled in. The artwork has a raw, textured appearance and is signed at the bottom left corner.
A minimalist artwork featuring scattered black letters on a white background that seem to form the phrase "TO CREATE ART" when read vertically. There is a signature at the bottom left corner.
A black and white artwork featuring two rectangles filled with stars at the top, with the stars on a black background in the upper rectangle and on a white background in the lower rectangle. Below the rectangles, there is a series of seemingly random letters arranged in three lines. The signature of the artist and the edition number are visible at the bottom left corner of the piece.
A graphic artwork featuring a series of horizontal black bars of varying lengths on a white background, with scattered letters and numbers at the bottom forming partial words and sequences. There is a signature and date at the bottom left corner.
A minimalist artwork featuring scattered black letters at the bottom of a white canvas, with the letters appearing to form the phrase "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER" when read in a zigzag pattern. There is a small signature and date at the bottom left corner.
A black and white abstract artwork featuring two squares filled with star shapes at the top half and a series of seemingly random letters and numbers scattered across the bottom half. The piece has a signature and date at the bottom left corner.

Jasper Johns
212 works in the collection

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