Cat. No. 649/I
The Song of the Blacks and the Blues
- State/Variant:
- State I of II
- Date:
- 1996
- Themes
- Abstraction, Spirals
- Techniques
- Lithography, Relief
- Support:
- Wove BFK Rives paper
- Dimensions:
- composition: 21 1/2 × 96" (54.6 × 243.8 cm); sheet: 21 1/2 × 96" (54.6 × 243.8 cm)
- Signature:
- Not signed
- Publisher
- unpublished
- Printer
- SOLO Impression
- Edition:
- 1 known impression of state I
- Edition Information:
- Proof before the editioning of state II.
The printer’s documentation sheet lists five trial proofs, as follows:
1. Black Background, white and black shapes
2. Black Background with color notations on shapes
3. Black background with red and blue shapes sewn on
4-5. Blue background with red and blue shapes
Proofs number 1 and 3 possibly correspond with state I and II, variant, respectively, in the Evolving Composition Diagram below. Proofs 2, 4, and 5 were not located and could not be examined. - Impression:
- Not numbered
- Curatorial Remarks:
- Woodcut was used to add texture to the solid background areas. Wood grain is visible using the zoom feature. Hand additions were applied to further delineate shadows and highlights.
- Description:
- Lithograph and woodcut, with white chalk and black gouache additions
- Inscription:
- Verso: "LiTHO / 7 feet long [sketch of composition]" written sideways in center right sheet, pencil, artist's hand.
- MoMA Credit Line:
- Gift of the artist
- MoMA Accession Number:
- 651.1996
- This Work in Other Collections:
- The British Museum, London
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, DC
State I of II
1996
The Song of the Blacks and the Blues
1996
Source
1989
Maggots
1989
Maggots
1989
Medium: Chalk on paper mounted on painted wood
Dimensions: board: 21 x 96" (53.3 x 243.8 cm)
© The Easton Foundation/VAGA at ARS, NY
State I of II
1996
<i>The Song of the Blacks and the Blues</i>
1996
State II of II, variant
1996
<i>The Song of the Blacks and the Blues</i>
1996
State II of II
1996
<i>The Song of the Blacks and the Blues</i>
1996
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