Glenn Ligon

Untitled (I am an invisible man)
1992

A dark print with text that appears to be embossed or printed in a slightly reflective ink, making it legible against the dark background. The text begins with "I am an invisible man" and continues in a narrative style, discussing the nature of invisibility and perception. The bottom of the print is signed and numbered 15/45.
A dark print with text that appears to be embossed or printed in a slightly reflective ink, making it legible against the dark background. The text begins with "I am an invisible man" and continues in a narrative style, discussing the nature of invisibility and perception. The bottom of the print is signed and numbered 15/45.

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Date
1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Etching and aquatint

Dimensions
Sheet: 25 1/8 × 17 7/16in. (63.8 × 44.3 cm) Plate: 23 7/16 × 15 13/16in. (59.5 × 40.2 cm)

Accession number
93.35.3

Series
Untitled (Two White/Two Black)

Edition
18/45 | 10 APs, 3 PPs, 1 BAT

Publication
Printed by Burnet Editions; published by Max Protetch Gallery

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Neysa McMein Purchase Award and the Grace Belt Endowed Purchase Fund

Rights and reproductions
© Glenn Ligon
Courtesy of the artist and Regen Projects, Los Angeles

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