A Small, Mass Produced Machine
1967
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View on museum website →Medium
color etching on wove paper
Dimensions
plate (overall, irregular): 22.23 × 29.21 cm (8 3/4 × 11 1/2 in.) sheet: 49.53 × 62.87 cm (19 1/2 × 24 3/4 in.)
Classification
Portfolio
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Barrett Linde)
Accession Number
2015.19.2491.6
Art Historical Context
In 1967, Chilean-American artist Juan Downey createdA Small, Mass Produced*, a color etching on wove paper captures the era's fascination with technology and industrialization. Measuring 22.23 × 29.21 cm on a larger 49.53 × 62.87 cm sheet, this print is part of a portfolio in the National Gallery of Art's Corcoran (Gift of Mr. Mrs. Barrett Linde)., a pioneer in video art and conceptual works, often explored human interaction with machines, blending Latin American influences with emerging cybernetic ideas during the vibrant 1960s New York art scene. The title evokes the anonymity of mass produ...