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Technics and Creativity
Artist: Jasper Johns (American, born 1930)
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art
Printer: Graphic Press, [s.l.]
Author: Riva Castleman (American, born 1930)
Date: 1971
Dimensions:
box: 10 9/16 x 8 7/8 x 1 3/16 in. (268 x 225 x 30mm)
collage: 10 3/16 x 8 5/16 x 1/4 in. (259 x 211 x 6mm)
book: 10 3/8 x 8 9/16 x 5/16 in. (264 x 217 x 8mm)
page: 10 3/8 x 8 7/16 in. (264 x 215mm)
Medium: Offset printed catalogue with original multiple
Place of Origin: New York
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Transferred from the Toledo Museum of Art Library
Object number: 2001.19
DescriptionThe book contains 362 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproduction of each of the 284 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G. E. L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover.
Laid in, a slip with a reproduction of this book/multiple, and a description: ". . . included in the box is a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch multiple by Jasper Johns, Target 1970, specially commissioned for this publication. A two-color offset lithograph with a collage of watercolor pads and brush, the multiple invites you to collaborate with Jasper Johns in creating your own version of his Target."
54 separate leaves adhesive bound into coated white wove paper wrappers photolithographed in colors. The book is laid into a white plastic box with lettering molded into the top and bottom. The Jasper Johns multiple, "Target 1970," is affixed to the inside of the front board of the box, and is accompanied by a protective foam sheet.
Other copies: 1984.592; 1993.33
Mellby Doc file states: Special edition catalogue including a limited edition multiple by Jasper Johns. Catalogue: 54 leaves, pp. 1-5 6-108, with 363 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproductions of each of the 285 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover. The book is housed in a white plastic box with a signed multiple by Jasper Johns, "Target 1970," affixed to the inside front board. A protective piece of yellow foam inserted.
The book contains 362 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproduction of each of the 284 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G. E. L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover.
Laid in, a slip with a reproduction of this book/multiple, and a description: ". . . included in the box is a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch multiple by Jasper Johns, Target 1970, specially commissioned for this publication. A two-color offset lithograph with a collage of watercolor pads and brush, the multiple invites you to collaborate with Jasper Johns in creating your own version of his Target."
54 separate leaves adhesive bound into coated white wove paper wrappers photolithographed in colors. The book is laid into a white plastic box with lettering molded into the top and bottom. The Jasper Johns multiple, "Target 1970," is affixed to the inside of the front board of the box, and is accompanied by a protective foam sheet.
Other copies: 1984.592; 1993.33
Mellby Doc file states: Special edition catalogue including a limited edition multiple by Jasper Johns. Catalogue: 54 leaves, pp. 1-5 6-108, with 363 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproductions of each of the 285 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover. The book is housed in a white plastic box with a signed multiple by Jasper Johns, "Target 1970," affixed to the inside front board. A protective piece of yellow foam inserted.
Laid in, a slip with a reproduction of this book/multiple, and a description: ". . . included in the box is a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch multiple by Jasper Johns, Target 1970, specially commissioned for this publication. A two-color offset lithograph with a collage of watercolor pads and brush, the multiple invites you to collaborate with Jasper Johns in creating your own version of his Target."
54 separate leaves adhesive bound into coated white wove paper wrappers photolithographed in colors. The book is laid into a white plastic box with lettering molded into the top and bottom. The Jasper Johns multiple, "Target 1970," is affixed to the inside of the front board of the box, and is accompanied by a protective foam sheet.
Other copies: 1984.592; 1993.33
Mellby Doc file states: Special edition catalogue including a limited edition multiple by Jasper Johns. Catalogue: 54 leaves, pp. 1-5 6-108, with 363 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproductions of each of the 285 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover. The book is housed in a white plastic box with a signed multiple by Jasper Johns, "Target 1970," affixed to the inside front board. A protective piece of yellow foam inserted.
The book contains 362 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproduction of each of the 284 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G. E. L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover.
Laid in, a slip with a reproduction of this book/multiple, and a description: ". . . included in the box is a 10 1/2 x 8 1/2-inch multiple by Jasper Johns, Target 1970, specially commissioned for this publication. A two-color offset lithograph with a collage of watercolor pads and brush, the multiple invites you to collaborate with Jasper Johns in creating your own version of his Target."
54 separate leaves adhesive bound into coated white wove paper wrappers photolithographed in colors. The book is laid into a white plastic box with lettering molded into the top and bottom. The Jasper Johns multiple, "Target 1970," is affixed to the inside of the front board of the box, and is accompanied by a protective foam sheet.
Other copies: 1984.592; 1993.33
Mellby Doc file states: Special edition catalogue including a limited edition multiple by Jasper Johns. Catalogue: 54 leaves, pp. 1-5 6-108, with 363 reproductions (19 in colors, incl. 3 fold-out leaves), incl. a catalogue raisonné with small reproductions of each of the 285 prints or multiples produced at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles between 1966 and 1971; 1 additional color reproduction is printed on the front cover. The book is housed in a white plastic box with a signed multiple by Jasper Johns, "Target 1970," affixed to the inside front board. A protective piece of yellow foam inserted.
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