Stick Man

started 1983, published 1986

Jonathan Borofsky

Associated Names
Jonathan Borofsky

Artist, American, born 1942

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image features dynamic swirling red and slightly slanted black lines intersecting across the canvas. There is a central figure composed of segmented cylindrical shapes with an oval head and elongated ears. Numbers are scattered throughout the image in various arrangements. Floating digits and grids add to the sense of complexity. The abstract shapes suggest a mix of mechanical and organic elements. In the upper right corner, there is a large number "5".
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 133.4 x 95.9 cm (52 1/2 x 37 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1988.74.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1988 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1105.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 7.15. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

printed lower right in black ink: 2803980; lower left in graphite: NGA; lower right in graphite: Borofsky 1983.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JB83-1074

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74880479

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