Rupert García

1981

Rupert García

Associated Names
Rupert García

Artist, American, born 1941

The image is a minimalist style poster featuring a stylized, black silhouette of a man's bust set against a plain beige background. The man's image shows only the top half of his body, focusing on his face, neck, and chest. He is positioned facing forward with a prominent mustache and short hair. The facial features are simplified with exaggerated eyes and eyebrows. The man is depicted wearing a bandolier across his chest. Above the silhouette, the text reads "Rupert Garcia" in bold, black letters. Below the image, the poster details an event at the University Art Gallery at the State University of New York at Binghamton, indicating the dates as September 12 – October 11, 1981. The poster is signed with the name "Rupert Garcia 1981" at the bottom in cursive script.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    offset lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs)

  • Dimensions

    image (irregular): 53.02 × 28.58 cm (20 7/8 × 11 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 58.42 × 38.1 cm (23 × 15 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.3203

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    García 1990, no. 85


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald D. Kohs, Portola Valley, California; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2001

  • Politics and Provocation: The Posters of Rupert García, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, March 3-23, 2001

Bibliography

1990

  • García, Rupert. Rupert García: Prints and Posters, 1967-1990. California: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1990, p. 57, no. 85.

Wikidata ID

Q77009914

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