Jasper Johns

Sketch for Whitney Poster
1977

A faded sketch on a slightly yellowed paper with two primary elements: on the left, a rough drawing of a rectangular object with vertical lines, possibly representing a book or a box, with illegible text beneath it; on the right, a more abstract scribble with overlapping lines and shapes. The paper has a torn edge on the right side and some discoloration spots.

A faded sketch on a slightly yellowed paper with two primary elements: on the left, a rough drawing of a rectangular object with vertical lines, possibly representing a book or a box, with illegible text beneath it; on the right, a more abstract scribble with overlapping lines and shapes. The paper has a torn edge on the right side and some discoloration spots.

Not on view

Date
1977

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Blue ballpoint pen on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 11 × 8 1/4in. (27.9 × 21 cm)

Accession number
2008.256

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Susan Lorence in honor of Flora Miller Biddle

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

API
artworks/34625

Exhibitions

Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror

Sept 29, 2021–Feb 13, 2022

Jasper Johns
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