Jasper Johns

Light Bulb
1966

A monochromatic artwork depicting a reclining nude figure on the left, a bottle and glass in the center, and a guitar with a bird on it to the right, all against a dark background. The piece is signed and numbered in the bottom corners.

A monochromatic artwork depicting a reclining nude figure on the left, a bottle and glass in the center, and a guitar with a bird on it to the right, all against a dark background. The piece is signed and numbered in the bottom corners.

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Date
1966

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 1/2 × 24 5/16in. (49.5 × 61.8 cm) Image: 8 9/16 × 14 3/4in. (21.7 × 37.5 cm)

Accession number
69.118

Edition
9/45

Publication
Printed by Ben Berns; published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

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/4439

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