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Untitled 1-25-71 [study for "tattoo" book]

1971

James McCracken Jr.

Associated Names

James McCracken Jr.

Artist, American, 1942 - 2017

The image shows a series of black outline shapes on a white background. The shapes resemble distorted skulls with exaggerated profiles and open jaws, forming an abstract composition. The shapes are reminiscent of cartoonish dinosaur or animal skulls, with elongated jaws and rounded cranial shapes. The image plays with the concept of a skull, creating abstract figures through repetitive patterns and curves.

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Artwork overview

Medium

ink on wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Anonymous in honor of Henry Francis du Pont Harrison
Dimensions

sheet: 21.5 × 13.9 cm (8 7/16 × 5 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2021.4.9

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; to Private Collection; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Anonymous

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