Vote McGovern

1972

Andy Warhol

Associated Names
Andy Warhol

Artist, American, 1928 - 1987

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert Dressen

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert Knisel

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

This is an image of a colorful portrait showing a man facing the viewer. His head is upright with a neutral expression and slight smile. The man has a distinct facial structure, with a pronounced jawline and deep-set eyes. His dark hair is slicked back. His face is painted in a bright blue-green hue, against a bright yellow background and pink suit. The suit is visible from the shoulders up, outlined with bold brush strokes. There is a tie in shades of red and black diagonally placed across the white shirt below the suit jacket. The image also includes scrawled text that reads "VOTE McGOVERN" in a handwritten style at the bottom, and the background is a vibrant orange with a roughly textured appearance.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color screenprint on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Nancy and Miles Rubin

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 106.5 x 106.5 cm (41 15/16 x 41 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1984.104.23

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Feldman/Schellmann 2003, no. II.84

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Nancy and Miles Rubin, Washington D.C.; acquired 1984 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Sense of Humor: Caricature, Satire, and the Comical in Prints and Drawings from Leonardo to the Present, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018 - 2019.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 396.

1981

  • Wunsche, Hermann. Andy Warhol: Das Graphische Werk, 1962-1980. Germany: Bonner Universitäts-Buchdruckerei, 1981, no. 69.

1985

  • Feldman, Frayda, and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1987. New York: Abbeville Press, 1985, no. 84.

2003

  • Feldman, Frayda, and Jörg Schellmann. Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1962-1987. New York: Distributed Art Publishers, 2003, p. 80, no. II.84.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 54.1. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left verso in blue ink: 151/250 Andy Warhol; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: AW 72-5046

Markings

embossed lower right: [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso: © Copyright 1972 Andy Warhol

Wikidata ID

Q74066917

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