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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Alphabets

ArtistJasper Johns(b. 1930)
Date1960/1962
MediumOil on paper mounted on canvas
Dimensions35 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 1 3/8 in.
Signedverso, u.r.: Alphabets / J. Johns / 1960-1962
Credit LineJointly owned by Art Bridges and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
ClassificationPainting
Provenance(Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by Robert C. Scull (1917-1986) and Ethel Redner Scull (1921-2001), New York, NY; to (Sotheby's, New York, NY) Contemporary Art from the Estate of the late Robert C. Scull, November 10, 1986; purchased by Sezon Museum of Modern Art, Karuizawa, Japan; to (Castelli Gallery, New York, NY), 2010; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2011; to Art Bridges, TX, and Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, as co-owners, 2018
On ViewNo
Alphabets35.5 × 25.4 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 124× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.