Savarin 1 (Cookie)
Maker and role
Artist: Jasper Johns, American, born 1930
Year
1978
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Object detail
Media/Materials
Lithograph
Credit line
Gift of John M. Parker Jr.
Accession number
2017.115
Object type
Department
Location
Further information
Among the most renowned contemporary still lifes are Jasper Johns' Savarin coffee cans. Johns used this humble object in his studio to store his paint brushes. The image has become symbolic of the artist's life and can be viewed as a self-portrait.
Copyright
© Jasper Johns/Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Documentation
Jasper Johns: Prints: 1977-1981; 1981; no. 5
The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné; Richard Field; 1994; cat. no 191
The Prints of Jasper Johns, 1960-1993: A Catalogue Raisonné; Richard Field; 1994; cat. no 191
Secondary maker
Signature & date
Signed, numbered, and dated, lower edge
Subject period
Docent information sheet
V:\Object Documentation\Prints\2017.115 Johns\The Prints of Jasper Johns 1960-1993.pdf
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