Jasper Johns began using familiar signs—flags, targets, numbers and maps—in the 1950s, making images whose subjects were already known before the painting began. Encaustic, collage and printmaking gave these signs dense physical presence.
Painting; printmaking; sculpture; drawing
Artist Films
Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror | Design Diary
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Human Interest: Scott Rothkopf on Jasper Johns
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Ask a Curator: Jasper Johns: Mind/Mirror
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Major Works
- Flag
- Target with Four Faces
- White Flag
- Three Flags
- False Start
- Map
- Painted Bronze
- Numbers in Color
- According to What
- Savarin
Interviews & Writing
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