2018.33.3: Family Ark (monochrome)
PrintsRendered in fine gray lines, eight figures are gathered around a table, most seen from behind and facing away from us. They are arranged symmetrically, with two larger figures seated at center, a child kneeling between them, and two small figures at each side of them. Each figure’s head is represented by a checkered globe, and they all wear striped clothing, mimicking the patterns surrounding them in the background. At center, another large figure with visible facial features, also wearing a patterned hat, sits opposite them with outstretched hands. The group is situated at center within a large circular area filled with patterns and symbols which include animals and geometric shapes. The circle is flanked on each side by an oval, and a semicircle along each edge of the picture, all of which are similarly filled with patterns and symbols.
Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2018.33.3
- People
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John Biggers, American (1924 - 2001)
- Title
- Family Ark (monochrome)
- Classification
- Prints
- Work Type
- Date
- 1992
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/361178
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Offset lithograph on white wove paper, in three parts
- Technique
- Offset print
- Dimensions
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overall: 74.9 × 125.7 cm (29 1/2 × 49 1/2 in.)
mat: 85.1 × 135.6 cm (33 1/2 × 53 3/8 in.) - Inscriptions and Marks
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- Signed: l.r., in graphite: John Biggers '92
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- John Biggers, created 1992; [Brandywine Workshop, Philadelphia, PA], sold; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2018.
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Edition
- 10/100
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
- Copyright
- © John T. Biggers Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Accession Year
- 2018
- Object Number
- 2018.33.3
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Exhibition History
Verification Level
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