Day One from Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing)

1978

Stephen Thomas

Printer, American, active 1978

Crown Point Press

Publisher

John Cage

Artist, American, 1912 - 1992

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint from a portfolio of seven etchings and drypoints on wove Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 3.2 x 7 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.5 x 43.2 cm (12 x 17 in.)

  • Accession

    1996.93.26.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Breuer 1997, no. 185

  • Copyright

    © John Cage Trust

Associated Artworks

See all 6 artworks

Day Seven from Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing)

John Cage, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1978

Day Two from Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing)

John Cage, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1978

Day Six from Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing)

John Cage, Stephen Thomas, Crown Point Press

1978


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1996 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1997, no. 185*, as Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing): Day One.

2013

  • Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1 Sep 2013 - 5 Jan 2014.

Bibliography

1997

  • Thirty-five Years at Crown Point Press. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 1997-1998: no. 185*.

2013

  • Brodie, Judith, and Adam Greenhalgh. Yes, No, Maybe: Artists Working at Crown Point Press. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 2013, p. 76, pl. 9.1.

Inscriptions

"OK to print J.C." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "Cage: Seven Day Diary (Not Knowing) Day 1" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

"RIVES"

Wikidata ID

Q75403372


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