Washington
Date1975
Artist
Alex Katz
(American painter and printmaker, born 1927)
Publisher
Styria Studio Inc.
MediumEight-color lithograph
Dimensionssheet: 19 7/8 × 39 15/16 in. (50.5 × 101.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Lorillard, a Division of Loew's Theatres, Inc., 1975
Object number1975-140
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Not on viewClassificationsPRINT
Label TextThis cinematic composition positions the simplified planes and lines of George Washington's features in close-up, with the left half of the work given over to negative space. Katz's laconic accompanying text draws attention to the Revolutionary General's context:“Most images of George Washington represent him after the Revolution. I wanted to portray him during the Revolution.” - AK
