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Trunkated Elephant

1967

James Boynton

Associated Names

James Boynton

Artist, American, born 1928

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image includes a large, abstract, curved object in the center with a textured surface that ranges from soft brown to dark grey. The background and surface underneath the object are bright orange. The central object is enclosed within an orange square with lines indicating three-dimensional corners.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph (aluminum and stone) in red-violet, dark brown and orange on German Etching paper
Credit Line

Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Dimensions

image: 18.6 x 16.4 cm (7 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
sheet: 28.5 x 25.7 cm (11 1/4 x 10 1/8 in.)
Accession Number

1983.18.319

The image shows two large striped mushrooms, one on the left and one on the right. The mushrooms have alternating bands of red and off-white. The background is gray. The mushrooms are centered and slightly leaning towards each other within a rectangular frame. — Kremlin

James Boynton, Tamarind Institute

1967

Pandorasville Revisited

James Boynton, Tamarind Institute

1967

The image consists of a rectangular frame with two rounded, dark shapes positioned closely together in the center. They are separated by a sliver of light. The background features horizontal lines and textured shading. The entire composition is set against a pink background with a bordered frame. — Pink

James Boynton, Tamarind Institute

1967

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. 2109.

Inscriptions

across top in graphite: Tamarind Imp / James Boynton

Markings

BS: Tamarind (T.1), Butke (T.8)

Wikidata ID

Q74040925

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