Art Appreciation
Americans will be celebrating Independence Day this week, and what better way to celebrate the American spirit than with a portrait of Old Glory.
This encaustic painting, which was painted in 1954, is by influential contemporary American artist , Jasper Johns. The idea to paint this iconic image came to him in a dream.
Johns, who was born on May 15, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia, primarily worked in painting and printmaking, and is also known for his close relationship with Robert Rauschenberg.
You can read more about the artist HERE.
Sources: Miles, Frank J., "Partners in Love & Art," LstyleGstyle Magazine, September / October 2012, Page 27; http://www.jasper-johns.org/index.jsp; http://artsnapper.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/jasper-johns-birthday/
Americans will be celebrating Independence Day this week, and what better way to celebrate the American spirit than with a portrait of Old Glory.
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This encaustic painting, which was painted in 1954, is by influential contemporary American artist , Jasper Johns. The idea to paint this iconic image came to him in a dream.
Johns, who was born on May 15, 1930 in Augusta, Georgia, primarily worked in painting and printmaking, and is also known for his close relationship with Robert Rauschenberg.
You can read more about the artist HERE.
Sources: Miles, Frank J., "Partners in Love & Art," LstyleGstyle Magazine, September / October 2012, Page 27; http://www.jasper-johns.org/index.jsp; http://artsnapper.wordpress.com/2012/05/15/jasper-johns-birthday/
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