False Image

1968

Roger Brown, Eleanor Dube, Philip Hanson, Christina Ramberg

Associated Names
Roger Brown

Artist, American, 1941 - 1997

Eleanor Dube

Artist, American, born 1946

Philip Hanson

Artist, American, born 1943

Christina Ramberg

Artist, American, 1946 - 1995

The image displays bold blocky letters spelling "POSTCARD" with a three-dimensional effect and dotted shading. The word "false image" is inscribed in cursive style at the top left corner. At the top right, there is a square resembling a postage stamp with a head profile and the number "1" inside. A thick line in the center suggests a fold or separation, typical of a postcard. Along the borders, black dots resemble stamp perforations or film strips.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    double-sided offset lithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Stephen Dull

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 44.13 × 57.15 cm (17 3/8 × 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.157.17.b

Associated Artworks

This is a drawing of an event poster for an art exhibition titled "The False Image" at the Hyde Park Art Center from November 17 to December 21. The drawing features stylized, three-dimensional text with illustrations inside the letters, including a cityscape, a mountainous landscape, foliage, and a portrait of a person in a feathered headdress. Surrounding these elements are decorative patterns and details. The event details are displayed prominently in a bold typeface.

The False Image

Roger Brown, Eleanor Dube, Philip Hanson, Christina Ramberg

1968

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired for NGA by purchase from Roger Brown Study Collection in 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

printed in image, in the format of the backside of a mailable postcard: false / image / POSTCARD / 1¢ [within rectangle as a postage stamp]; printed for folding and mailing: HYDE PARK ART CENTER / 5236 SOUTH BLACKSTONE AVE. / CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60615; within a rectangle: Non

Wikidata ID

Q77258753

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