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1992

John Thomas Biggers

Associated Names
John Thomas Biggers

Artist, American, 1924 - 2001

Robert Franklin

Printer, American, born 1930

Allan Edmunds

Printer, American, born 1949

Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Publisher

The image depicts geometric shapes and lines forming an abstract pattern. In the center, there are circles and rectangles resembling a building facade. Pillar-like structures are on the left and right sides. Abstract representations of animals like a lion and an elephant can be seen. Checkerboard patterns and symmetrical forms create familiar architectural elements.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color offset lithograph on three sheets of wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

  • Dimensions

    overall: 74.6 × 125.8 cm (29 3/8 × 49 1/2 in.)
    sheet (.a): 74.5 × 35.6 cm (29 5/16 × 14 in.)
    sheet (.b): 74.5 × 54.8 cm (29 5/16 × 21 9/16 in.)
    sheet (.c): 74.6 × 35.4 cm (29 3/8 × 13 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.22.7.a-c

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia; gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

a) "AP" recto, lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "JP '92" verso, lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.
b) "Biggers '92" verso, lower right margin, artist's hand. "Robert W. Franklin" verso, lower right margin, printer's hand. "PC.1992.0.0.JBIG" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand.
c) "John Biggers '92" recto, lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "PC.1992.AP.1.JBIG" verso, lower left margin, graphite, unkown hand. "JB '92" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

c) Somerset

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