Author: Crichton, Michael
Title: Jasper Johns
Description: New York, Harry N. Abrams, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. White cloth boards with gilt lettering; color illustrated DJ with black lettering; 248 pp.; richly illustrated; some folded plates. Issued in conjunction with a series of 1977-1978 exhibitions, beginning at the Whitney Museum in New York. The plates make up the bulk of the book; the text covers the topics 1) impressions of the artist, 2) a brief history of the work, and 3) the function of the observer. Also includes a bibliography and an index of illustrated works. A revised edition was published in 1994. G (Both boards and DJ are smudged, scuffed, foxed, soiled, but are solid; textblock edges are smudged and foxed; pages are toned at the far edges; binding is solid.) .

Keywords: American Art; 20th Century; Excat; Jasper Johns ; Johns, Jasper ; 20th Century ; Excat


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