Two Maps I [proof of 1st state]
1965
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lithograph in black on Rives BFK paper [proof]
Dimensions
sheet: 56.2 x 76.2 cm (22 1/8 x 30 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
2004.28.34
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns's *Two Maps I [proof of 1st state]* (1965) is a striking lithograph in black ink on Rives BFK paper measuring 56.2 x 76.2 cm. Created during the height of Johns's exploration of everyday symbols, this print features superimposed maps of the United States rendered with his signature precision. As a proof from the first state—an early impression before final refinements—it offers a rare glimpse into the artist's iterative process in printmaking. Johns, a pivotal figure in American Pop Art and Neo-Dada, elevated mundane motifs like flags, targets, and maps into profound meditations ...
About the Artist
Jasper Johns
Jasper Johns (born May 15, 1930) is an American painter, sculptor, draftsman, and printmaker whose revolutionary work fundamentally transformed the trajectory of postwar American art. Emerging in the 1950s when Abstract Expressionism dominated the New York art world, Johns introduced a radically different approach by painting familiar, everyday symbols—flags, targets, numbers, and maps—that he des...