Breakout
1986
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color lithograph on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 66 x 50.9 cm (26 x 20 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of June Wayne, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Accession Number
1991.205.19
Art Historical Context
June Wayne’s *Breakout* (1986) is a vibrant color lithograph that demonstrates the expressive potential of printmaking. Measuring 66 by 50.9 centimeters on wove paper, the work was generously given by the artist to the National Gallery of Art in honor of the museum’s 50th anniversary. Its title evokes a sense of emergence or release, inviting viewers to consider the dynamic interplay of color and form that unfolds across the sheet. As a lithograph, *Breakout* highlights a medium prized for its capacity to achieve rich, layered hues and subtle tonal variations. Wayne’s use of this technique al...
About the Artist
June Wayne
June Wayne (1918–2011) was a pioneering American printmaker, painter, tapestry innovator, and activist whose self-taught brilliance reshaped modern lithography and championed women in the arts. Born June Claire Kline on March 7, 1918, in Chicago to single mother Dorothy Kline—a fiercely independent Russian Jewish immigrant who fled pogroms—Wayne dropped out of high school at 15 to pursue art. Her ...