Bamby's Dracula
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lithograph (aluminum) in light pearly-orange on Rives BFK paper
Dimensions
image: 18.5 x 17 cm (7 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.) sheet: 35.5 x 34.3 cm (14 x 13 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1983.18.257
Art Historical Context
**Bamby's Dracula** (8) by Billy Al Bengston is a captivating lithograph that showcases the artist's playful fusion of pop culture and innovative printmaking. Printed in a luminous light pearly-orange on Rives BFK paper heavyweight, cotton-rag sheet prized for its texture and archival quality—the image measures a intimate 18.5 x 17 cm, inviting close inspection. The larger sheet (35.5 x 34.3 cm) frames this edition, now housed in the National Gallery of Art's CG-W Department as a generous gift from Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith. Bengston, a leading figure in Los Angeles's vibrant 1960s art...
About the Artist
Billy Al Bengston
Billy Al Bengston, born on June 7, 1934, in Dodge City, Kansas, embodied the sun-soaked, rebellious spirit of postwar Los Angeles after his family relocated there in 1948. His artistic training began at Los Angeles City College in 1952, where he studied ceramics under Bernard Kester. He then pursued painting under Richard Diebenkorn and Saburo Hasegawa at the California College of Arts and Crafts ...