Don Baum Says Chicago Needs Famous Artists

1969

Don Baum

Associated Names
Don Baum

Artist, American, 1922 - 2008

The image shows a man seated at an artist's desk. He is facing the camera with a slight turn to his right. The man is wearing a striped cap and large round glasses, dressed in a light-colored, button-up shirt. On the desk are artist tools, such as brushes and paints, alongside a paper. The background is a wooden panel. The top part of the image contains text stating, "Don Baum says: 'Chicago needs FAMOUS ARTISTS,'" followed by additional text about the Museum of Contemporary Art, suggesting it is an advertisement for artists.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    offset photolithograph in black on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Purchased as the Gift of Stephen Dull

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.88 × 43.18 cm (22 × 17 in.)
    image: 24.13 × 20.32 cm (9 1/2 × 8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.157.20

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Acquired for NGA by purchase from Roger Brown Study Collection in 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Printed exhibition announcement, at top: Don Baum says: "Chicago needs / FAMOUS / ARTISTS; below image: I'm looking for people who like to draw / crouds [sic]. You may have hidden art talent you / never dreamed of. Success and security are / yours if you reveal your 'buried treasure'." lower right, printed vertically and within a dotted rectangular border as exhibition entry pass to be cutout : Museum of Contemporary Art / Opening Monday, March 10, 5 to 7 P.M. / through April 13 / 237 East Ontario/ Chicago, Illinois 60611; printed for folding and mailing on verso: Museum of Contemporary Art / 237 E. Ontario St. Chicago, Illinois 60611 / Non-Profit Organization / U.S. Postage / PAID / Chicago, Illinois / Permit No. 4633

Wikidata ID

Q77015910

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