Richard Prince

Contents
1991–1992

A high-contrast photograph of a piece of paper with handwritten text and scribbles, mostly centered, with ample white space surrounding the text. The handwriting appears to be a mix of cursive and print, with some words crossed out, indicating a draft or work in progress.

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Date
1991–1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 18 1/8 × 21 5/8in. (46 × 54.9 cm) Plate: 10 7/8 × 15 7/8in. (27.6 × 40.3 cm)

Accession number
95.94.1

Edition
9/40

Publication
Published by Edition Julie Sylvester

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Robert B. and Emilie W. Betts Foundation, The List Purchase Fund, Brooke Garber Neidich and the Robert Wilson Foundation

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

API
artworks/38206

Part of a series:
Black Jokes
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$A minimalist artwork featuring a large white paper with a centered, indented square area containing a handwritten note in black ink. The note reads: "One day a little whistle & forward, the next morning, the cannon, silence and." Below the text, on the left corner, is a fraction, possibly denoting the print number of the artwork, and on the right corner, there is a signature.$

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A piece of artwork featuring a large white paper with a small section of handwritten text in the center. The text appears to be a personal note or poem, written in a casual, cursive script. The rest of the paper is blank, emphasizing the isolation of the text. There is a signature at the bottom right corner.

A piece of artwork featuring a series of handwritten notes and scribbles in black ink, some of which are crossed out or smudged, on a white background. The notes appear to be personal reflections or thoughts, and there is a signature at the bottom right corner.

Richard Prince
57 works in the collection

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Richard Prince

Contents 1991–1992

Richard Prince 57 works in the collection

Contents
1991–1992

Richard Prince
57 works in the collection