Skin with O'Hara Poem

Jasper JohnsWW-1963-130856

1963·Lithograph in black from two stones on commercially printed off-white semi-transparent wove paper·Image: 53.9 × 83.9 cm (21 1/4 × 33 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 86.3 cm (22 1/16 × 34 in.)

In 1963, Johns began a series of prints that featured his own body parts as their principal imagery. As with Pinion, the artist spent more time than usual completing these prints. This print closely echoes a 1962 drawing, Study for Skin I. Prophetically, Johns included a poem by Frank O’Hara, who would die in 1966.

Catalogue

Year: 1963
Medium: Lithograph in black from two stones on commercially printed off-white semi-transparent wove paper
Dimensions: Image: 53.9 × 83.9 cm (21 1/4 × 33 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 86.3 cm (22 1/16 × 34 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Jasper Johns

Artist

Jasper Johns

Painting

Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker. Considered a central figure in the development of American postwar art, he has been variously associated with abstract expressionism, Neo-Dada, and pop art movements.

Augusta, GA, USA

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