Figure 3 from 'Black Numerical Series' / Jasper Johns
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.322
- Title
- Figure 3 from 'Black Numerical Series'
- Artist
- Jasper Johns
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1930
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
- Style/Group/Movement
- Pop Art
- Inscription
- In pencil, l.r.: J Johns'68; l.l.: 53/70
- Dimensions
- 94.4 cm x 76.4 cm (37 3/16 in. x 30 1/16 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Physical Description
- Lithograph with a large number “three” that dominates the composition outlined in black with areas of white outline on a taupe background with black squiggly lines throughout.
- Subject Matter
- Johns developed the form for “Figure 3” from a commercial stencil, and transformed the everyday symbol into an art object. By representing a widely recognizable subject, he challenges the viewer to see something new and to question accepted conventions of representation.
- Secondary Keywords
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- information form components
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- numbers
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- script and type forms
- script and type signs
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 867 x 969
- File Size
- 55 KB
- Record
- 1983/1.322
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-1.322/1983_1.322.jpg
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"Figure 3 from 'Black Numerical Series'; Jasper Johns." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1983-sl-1.322/1983_1.322.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024.