Cicada

1981

Jasper Johns

Artist, American, born 1930

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Alan Holoubek

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Richard Garst

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Georges Duchêne Calcaire wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 88.9 x 66 cm (35 x 26 in.)

  • Accession

    1986.90.14

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    ULAE, no. 219

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend, Boston, Massachusetts; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 73.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 956.

1994

  • Field, Richard S. The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné. West Islip, New York: Universal Limited Art Editions, 1994, no. 219.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 26.102. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: J Johns / '81; lower left corner in graphite: N.G.A.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: JJ79-848

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles / Stony Johns, Inc.

Wikidata ID

Q74875622

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