Global Village 37-48 [top]
1989
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top section of 2 parts: aquatint in black on smoked Roma Fabriano - tan paper
Dimensions
sheet: 45.1 x 66.7 cm (17 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.) overall size: 90.2 x 66.7 cm (35 1/2 x 26 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1996.93.63.a
Art Historical Context
John Cage's *Global 37-48 []* (1989 is a striking example of-twentieth-century printmaking. Created as the upper half of a two-part composition, this aquatint in black was printed on smoked Roma Fabriano tan paper, giving the work a rich, atmospheric surface. The sheet measures 45.1 x 66.7 cm, and when displayed with its companion piece the overall dimensions reach 90.2 x 66.7 cm, emphasizing the vertical dialogue between the two sections. Aquatint, a technique prized for its ability to produce subtle tonal gradations, allows Cage to explore texture and depth through controlled areas of ink r...
About the Artist
John Cage
John Cage (1912–1992), born in Los Angeles to inventor John Milton Cage Sr. and journalist Lucretia "Crete" Harvey, an amateur artist, initially explored painting during travels in Europe in 1930 but soon pivoted to music. His early visual pursuits were sparsely documented, yielding no surviving works, as feedback favored his compositions. He married artist Xenia Andreyevna Kashevaroff, a bookbind...