Uncle Sam

1981

Andy Warhol

Associated Names
Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

The image depicts a person dressed in an Uncle Sam costume, making eye contact with the viewer and pointing a finger towards the camera. The person has distinct facial features, including pale skin, intense blue eyes, and a serious expression. They have white hair and a white goatee, wearing a red, white, and blue top hat, a dark jacket, and a white shirt. The frame includes insets indicating the photographic print is by "Andy Warhol." The background is plain and light-colored, emphasizing the figure in the foreground.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Andy Warhol, New York; The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., New York; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2008; acquired by NGA, 2016.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • Recent Acquisitions from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, June 26 – October 4, 2009

Inscriptions

across lower right embossed: © ANDY WARHOL; on verso, by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., top left in graphite: FA09.00811; bottom left Foundation stamp in blue ink: AUTHORIZED BY THE / ANDY WARHOL / A / W / FOUNDATION / FOR THE VISUAL ARTS; bottom right oval estate stamp in blue ink: THE ESTATE / OF / ANDY WARHOL; by unknown hand, bottom right in graphite: RM

Markings

on verso, by manufacturer, top right corner; 5; bottom center along edge: POLACOLOR 2 M019031

Wikidata ID

Q64074755

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