William Anthony

TAKKA TAKKA
1966

A colorful, comic book-style illustration featuring a large, central image of a spray paint can with the onomatopoeic word "TAKKA-TAKKA" emanating from it in bold red letters. The can is being sprayed to the left, with a dotted green and brown mist representing the paint. Two hands are gripping the can, one at the nozzle and the other at the bottom. The background is yellow, with a green section at the bottom right corner. Above the image, there is text in black lettering on a white background that reads, "THE EXHAUSTED ARTISTS, UNHEEDED FOR FIVE AND SIX DAYS AT A TIME, ALWAYS HUNGRY FOR FAME AND GLORY, SUFFERING FROM TOXIC VAPOR INHALATION, KEPT PAINTING!!" The artwork has a black border framing it.

A colorful, comic book-style illustration featuring a large, central image of a spray paint can with the onomatopoeic word "TAKKA-TAKKA" emanating from it in bold red letters. The can is being sprayed to the left, with a dotted green and brown mist representing the paint. Two hands are gripping the can, one at the nozzle and the other at the bottom. The background is yellow, with a green section at the bottom right corner. Above the image, there is text in black lettering on a white background that reads, "THE EXHAUSTED ARTISTS, UNHEEDED FOR FIVE AND SIX DAYS AT A TIME, ALWAYS HUNGRY FOR FAME AND GLORY, SUFFERING FROM TOXIC VAPOR INHALATION, KEPT PAINTING!!" The artwork has a black border framing it.

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Date
1966

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Opaque watercolor and casein on paper

Dimensions
Sheet (Irregular): 6 1/2 × 8 1/4in. (16.5 × 21 cm)

Accession number
70.57

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of an anonymous donor

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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William Anthony
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