Windblown Rooster [working proof 1]
1994
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direct gravure and aquatint in black and orange on wove Rives paper [working proof 1]
Dimensions
plate: 40 × 50.8 cm (15 3/4 × 20 in.) sheet: 52.4 × 60.8 cm (20 5/8 × 23 15/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.467
Art Historical Context
Tom Marioni's *Windblown Roosterworking proof 1]*1994) captures a dynamic, whimsical image of a rooster caught in the gusts, rendered in bold black and orange inks. This print, now in the National Gallery of Art's collection thanks to a gift from pioneering printmaker Kathan Brown showcases Marioni's exploration into print media late in his career. Known primarily as a conceptual artist and founder of San Francisco's Museum of Conceptual in the 1970s, Marioni occasionally ventured into representational prints, blending humor and motion in this late-20th-century work. The piece employs direct ...
About the Artist
Tom Marioni
Tom Marioni (born 1937) is an American conceptual and performance artist based in San Francisco who has been a pivotal figure in West Coast conceptual art since the late 1960s. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, he studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy before moving to San Francisco, where he became deeply involved in the city's experimental art scene. In 1970, Marioni founded the Museum of Conceptual Art...