Six Prong

1974

Ronald Davis

Associated Names
Ronald Davis

Artist, American, born 1937

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

A series of elongated, rectangular prongs with sharp triangular shadows project from a central point. The prongs are vibrantly colored in various shades of pink, green, blue, orange, and purple against a muted background. The arrangement of these shapes creates a sense of dimensionality and movement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint with foil label on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.6 x 106.7 cm (16 x 42 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.31

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gemini G.E.L.: American Master Prints, Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, 1990.

1992

  • Master Prints from Gemini G.E.L., National Lending Service, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa; Midland Center for the Arts, Texas; Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Maier Museum of Art, Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia; Wichita Art Museum, Kansas; Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas; Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida; Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Augustana College Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois; St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1992-1997

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 537.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 13.14. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Ronald Davis 3/47

Markings

printed lower left on adhered foil label: Six Prong - 1974.; embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74067762

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