F. (All Thumbs)

1997

Al Taylor

Associated Names
Al Taylor

Artist, American, 1948 - 1999

This is a photograph of a thumb with a geometrical sketch on its nail. The image shows a close-up view of a thumb with distinct lines and shapes drawn on the nail, resembling a connected graph of nodes and edges. The background is blurred, emphasizing the hand as the main subject of the photograph. Additional dark lines and spots appear to be painted over the image, creating a contrast with the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image: 25 × 20 cm (9 13/16 × 7 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 31.6 × 24.2 cm (12 7/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2013.26.6

  • Copyright

    © The Estate of Al Taylor; Reproduced by permission.

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Al Taylor, New York; by descent to the artist’s wife, Debbie Taylor; gift to Robert Rauschenberg, September 26, 1999; by descent to Robert Rauschenberg Foundation, New York, 2008; gift to NGA, 2013.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, across bottom in graphite: 9/18 F. Al Taylor '97

Wikidata ID

Q64032480

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