Object number1979.40.26
Photo-Eye (El Lissitzky)
Portfolio/Seriesfrom the series In Our Time: Covers for a Small Library After the Life for the Most Part
Date1969-1970
Artist
Ronald B. Kitaj
(American, 1932 - 2007)
CultureAmerican
MediumScreenprint
EditionEdition 109 of 150
DimensionsImage: 21 1/4 x 15 1/8 in. (54 x 38.4 cm)
Sheet: 30 7/16 x 22 9/16 in. (77.3 x 57.3 cm)
Sheet: 30 7/16 x 22 9/16 in. (77.3 x 57.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Joseph McNasby
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn recto, initialed lower right margin in pencil: RK
InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: VCAG 79.40.26
MarkingsOn verso, stamped lower left corner: 7214 K [Kelpra Studio's stamp, within a square outline]
BibliographyBrier, Jessica D.. On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2022, pl. 24 Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryOn the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 20 - December 22, 2022DescriptionNear the center is face intersected with a hand holding a drawing compass. Various blocks, an arrow, a curved line, the letters "XYZ" and the name "el" comprise the upper half of the image. The bottom is segmented into three rectangular areas with the words "foto-auge," "œil et photo," and "photo-eye," respectively.
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Ronald B. Kitaj
1969
Culture: American
