E. (All Thumbs)

1997

Al Taylor

Associated Names
Al Taylor

Artist, American, 1948 - 1999

This is a photograph of a thumb with abstract black ink drawings. The photograph focuses on a thumb in the center of the composition. The thumbnail has delicate line drawings and there are bold black lines that extend across the background. The ink markings give the impression of doodles or sketches, creating a contrast between the skin and the artistic lines. The image has a monochromatic palette.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 25 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 × 24.2 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.26.5

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Al Taylor; Reproduced by permission.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Al Taylor, New York; by descent to the artist’s wife, Debbie Taylor; gift to Robert Rauschenberg, September 26, 1999; by descent to Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York, 2008; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: 9/18 E. Al Taylor '97

Wikidata ID

Q64032479

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