Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
poetry by Frank O'Hara (American, 1926-1966)
printed by Zigmunds Priede and Ben Berns (American, born The Netherlands, 1936)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
Skin with O'Hara Poem
INV-9868
Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
poetry by Frank O'Hara (American, 1926-1966)
printed by Zigmunds Priede and Ben Berns (American, born The Netherlands, 1936)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)1963–65
lithographprint
Date
1963–65
Medium
Lithograph in black from two stones on commercially printed off-white semi-transparent wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 53.9 × 83.9 cm (21 1/4 × 33 1/16 in.); Sheet: 55.9 × 86.3 cm (22 1/16 × 34 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
In 1963, Johns began a series of prints that featured his own body parts as their principal imagery. As with Pinion, the artist spent more time than usual completing these prints. This print closely echoes a 1962 drawing, Study for Skin I. Prophetically, Johns included a poem by Frank O’Hara, who would die in 1966.