Downtowner Dracula

1968

Billy Al Bengston

Associated Names
Billy Al Bengston

Artist, American, 1934 - 2022

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows layered dark shapes - a small square enclosed within a larger square, and a dark circle overlapping them at the center. The circular shape resembles the outline of a plant or flower, like a budding blossom or a leafy stem, in dim light. These geometric forms and the hint of a floral figure create symmetry in the composition that focuses on the center.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph (zinc and aluminum) in yellow, beige and black on uncalendered Rives paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 27.6 x 26.2 cm (10 7/8 x 10 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.249

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

  • Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 2278.

Inscriptions

on recto: (initialed)

Markings

IS: BAB's Tamarind Impression; BS: Milant (T.59)

Wikidata ID

Q74040605

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