Drawing for Changes and Disappearances No. 33

1979-1982

John Cage

Associated Names
John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

This is a geometrical diagram with annotations. It features straight and curved lines forming an irregular shape, potentially representing a plan or section. There are numbers and labels within these shapes. To the right, there is a list of components with accompanying notations. The drawing seems to be a technical or architectural sketch with numerical annotations for measurements or instructions. The composition is precise and neat. Light discoloration is visible at the top corners.

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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

    2001.142.24


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite: [many notations with diagrams overall]

Wikidata ID

Q64582148

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