Gray Alphabets [trial proof]

1968

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Bruce Lowney

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Kenneth Tyler

Printer, American, born 1931

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Artwork overview

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2005 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 97.

1970

  • Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1960-1970. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, no. 114.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 57.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.11. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J Johns / '68; lower left margin in graphite: Trial Proof (Test for "Gray Alphabets"); lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 3

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q76344746

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