Two Flags
started 1980, published 1981
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lithograph in black on Eijiro Kikuchi Nishinouchi wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 121 x 91.4 cm (47 5/8 x 36 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of David Gensburg
Accession Number
1983.71.14
Art Historical Context
Jasper Johns' *Two Flags* (started 1980, published 1981) is a striking black lithograph on Eijiro Kikuchi Nishinouchi wove paper, measuring an impressive 121 x 91.4 cm As a leading figure in Pop Art and Neo-Dada, Johns revolutionized American art in the 1950s with his iconic flag paintings, transforming familiar symbols like the Stars and Stripes into enigmatic objects that blur the line between image and reality. This print, from his later career, echoes those early innovations while showcasing his mastery of repetition and subtle variation. Lithography, the medium here, allowed Johns to ach...
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...