Seven Critics

1970

Juan Downey

Associated Names
Juan Downey

Artist, American, born Chile, 1940 - 1993

This is a painting of a data visualization or infographic related to art critics. The image consists of columns filled with text, numbers, and graphical data in red, pink, and yellow colors. The columns contain survey-style questions and answers related to opinions about art historians, artists, critics, and other roles in the art world. Some sections have filled grids, simple geometrical patterns, or check marks indicating answers or data results. At the bottom, the words “7 CRITICS” are displayed, along with names of several individuals below each column, suggesting a comparative study of different critics' perspectives. This is in the style of Edward Ruscha, combining textual elements with visual art.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Gift of Harry Lunn, Jr.)

  • Dimensions

    plate (overall): 81.28 × 63.5 cm (32 × 25 in.)
    sheet: 100.65 × 71.44 cm (39 5/8 × 28 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.2524


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Lunn Gallery, Washington, DC); Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1972; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2017

  • Juan Downey: Radiant Nature, Pitzer College Art Galleries, Claremont, California, 2017, p. 43.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 5/20; lower center in graphite: "Seven Critics"; lower right in graphite: Downey 1970

Watermarks

[Cartiere Enrico Magnani]

Wikidata ID

Q77011518

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