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1973

Bruce Nauman

Associated Names
Bruce Nauman

Artist, American, born 1941

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays bold, black letters in an abstract arrangement on a white background. Lines and smudges create a sense of movement and texture. The words are reversed and mirrored, similar to text reflected in a mirror. The large block letters resemble signs or headlines, suggesting printed media or public notices.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 97 x 71.7 cm (38 3/16 x 28 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.137

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Cordes 1989, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • The American Dream: Pop to the Present, British Museum, London, England, 2017, pp. 122-123, no. 98.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 434.

1989

  • Cordes, Christopher. Bruce Nauman: Prints 1970-89. New York: Castelli Graphics, 1989, p. 118, no. 16.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 36.5. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2017

  • Coppel, Stephen, et al. The American Dream: Pop to the Present. London: Thames & Hudson, 2017, p. 122, no. 68.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: B. Nauman 7/50 73; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 7 / BN72-492

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74068521

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