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Drawing for Changes and Disappearances No. 33

1979-1982

John Cage

Associated Names

John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

The image shows thin intersecting lines against a plain backdrop. The lines vary in direction and shape, resembling a map or blueprint. Some areas are numbered, giving the impression of a fragmented shape. Handwritten notations on the right side provide labels or descriptions for the areas defined by the lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

graphite on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Kathan Brown
Dimensions

sheet: 48.3 x 66 cm (19 x 26 in.)
Accession Number

2001.142.23

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco: Gift to NGA, 2001.

Associated Names

Brown, Kathan

Inscriptions

in graphite: [many notations with diagrams overall]

Wikidata ID

Q64582147

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