Color/Language Participatory Etching

1979

Iain Baxter

Associated Names
Iain Baxter

Artist, Canadian, born 1936

Crown Point Press

Publisher

The image is a drawing of various words in different colors. The words are arranged across the paper in bold, uppercase font. Some words are filled with solid colors while others are outlined but not filled. The layout is ambiguous, inviting viewers to make connections between the words. The style combines simplicity with conceptual depth typical of text-based art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color softground etching on Rives BFK paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 54.3 x 40.6 cm (21 3/8 x 16 in.)
    plate: 41.3 x 30.2 cm (16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1998.40.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired by NGA in 1998 directly from Kathan Brown.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

in graphite below plate mark: Color/Language Participatory Etching Iain Baxter 1979 / R.T.P. [in oval]

Wikidata ID

Q75412670

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