Light Bulb [trial proof]
1966
Artist, American, born 1930
Printer, American, 1936 - 2007
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
lithograph in ochre and black on wove paper [trial proof]
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Credit Line
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
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Dimensions
overall: 57.8 x 81 cm (22 3/4 x 31 7/8 in.)
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Accession
2004.28.43
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Catalogue Raisonné
ULAE, no. 024 [trial proof]
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
the artist, Sharon, Connecticut; acquired 2004 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2008
Jasper Johns: Light Bulb, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, New Jersey, 4 Oct 2008 - 4 Jan 2009; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, California, 18 Jan 2009 - 10 May 2009; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, Washington, 11 July 2009 - 18 Oct 2009.
Bibliography
1970
Field, Richard S. Jasper Johns: Prints 1960-1970. New York: Praeger Publishers, 1970, no.
1994
Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 24.
2008
Jasper Johns: Light Bulb. Exh. cat. (Princeton Univeristy Art Museum, Princton; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, la Jolla; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, 2008-2009). San Diego, 2008: 58-59.
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Trial Proof; lower right: J. Johns / 1966
Markings
blind stamp: [chop of Universal Limited Art Editions]
Watermarks
HAND MADE / F FLAX / ENGLAND 1965
Wikidata ID
Q76344072