25 Years with the Firm

1975/1979

June Wayne

Associated Names
June Wayne

Artist, American, 1918 - 2011

This is a painting featuring a half-toned portrait with various figures and text. The artwork includes a central image of a woman's face in red to blue tones, overlaid with smaller figures in dynamic poses. These figures are dressed in shorts and stylized tops and are engaged in acrobatic movements. Text snippets such as a dated letter excerpt (June 25, 1957), the phrase 'bien jolie', and descriptors like 'frolic' and 'sheer joy' are interspersed throughout. The composition blends portraiture, text, and graphic elements in a visually striking manner, possibly conveying a nostalgic or celebratory theme. The style is reminiscent of Andy Warhol.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph (aluminum)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Joan Palevsky

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.93 × 43.97 cm (21 5/8 × 17 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.7.19

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Gilmour 1992, no. 158

  • Series Title

    The Dorothy Series: pl.18 [1981.7.1-21]

Associated Artworks

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The image contains an outlined pair of heeled shoes in the bottom left corner. The color palette transitions from pale lilac at the top, through soft pink in the middle, to muted olive green at the bottom. White text on the right describes "The Dorothy Series," along with two outline symbols and the signature "Anne Warren."

Colophon

June Wayne, Ed Hamilton

1975

The image shows horizontal lines of varying thicknesses creating a layered effect. There is a rectangular area in the lower right corner with cursive handwriting that reads "the Dorothy Series by June Wayne."

The Dorothy Series

June Wayne

1975

The image depicts four individuals from the waist up standing closely together. In the center, a person is positioned slightly forward with a serious expression, wearing a dark, high-collared outfit, an elaborate hat with a flower, and neatly tucked hair. On either side, two young girls wear large, striped hats with bows, and light-colored dresses. To the right, a young boy in a light suit and cap stands slightly behind. The background is bluish, contrasting with the sepia overlay of the image, and the photograph is framed with a textured border.

Leaving, 1907

June Wayne, Ed Hamilton

1976

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

  • Gilmour, Pat. "A Love Affair with Lithography: The Prints of June Wayne." Print Quarterly 9, no. 2 (1992): no. 158.

2007

  • Conway, Robert P. June Wayne, the Art of Everything: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1936-2006. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2007, no.

Wikidata ID

Q74036377

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