Textbook Comic Devices

2001

Brad Brown

Associated Names
Brad Brown

Artist, American, born 1964

Case Hudson

Printer, American, born 1968

Dena Schuckit

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Lee Walton

Printer, American, active 21st century

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image features rectangles filled with intricate squiggly lines, drips, and splatters on a beige and white background. The abstract composition forms a complex landscape with elements that may resemble pathways, vases, and figures. The black and gray lines create a pattern similar to street maps or schematics, with parts suggesting hints of city skylines or machinery. The overall presentation resembles an assembly of puzzle pieces.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color sugarlift and spitbite aquatint with drypoint on Hosho paper chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 59.6 x 78.6 cm (23 7/16 x 30 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 78.2 x 95 cm (30 13/16 x 37 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2006.122.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA from Kathan Brown, San Francisco, 2006.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left below platemark in graphite: OK T. PRINT TEXTBOOK COMIC DEVICES; lower right below platemark in graphite: Brad Brown 01; lower right verso in graphite: Brad Brown: Textbook Comic Devices OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76336772

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