Old Glory

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Old Glory

Artist Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020)

Date2007

DimensionsH: 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); W: 18 15/16 in. (48.1 cm).

MediumCollage (paper and wood).

ClassificationDrawings

Credit LineGift of the artist

Object number

2012.7

Not on View

DescriptionThis piece is a collage of found paper elements, consisting primarily of a cut-out map of the 48 contiguous United States, centered and mounted on the water-stained back of a black-and-white school photograph. An old wooden frame (possibly original to the photograph) surrounds the collage, complete with glass protecting the verso. Effectively, the recto of Boghosian’s collage is the verso of the original framed photograph. A partial white-and-red label, perhaps with some very faint, illegible writing, is affixed to the bottom center of the wooden frame, beneath the map, probably not by the artist. This piece is a collage of found paper elements, consisting primarily of a cut-out map of the 48 contiguous United States, centered and mounted on the water-stained back of a black-and-white school photograph. An old wooden frame (possibly original to the photograph) surrounds the collage, complete with glass protecting the verso. Effectively, the recto of Boghosian’s collage is the verso of the original framed photograph. A partial white-and-red label, perhaps with some very faint, illegible writing, is affixed to the bottom center of the wooden frame, beneath the map, probably not by the artist.

Exhibition HistoryRochester (VT), BigTown Gallery, Varujan Boghosian—a Survey: Collage, Watercolors, & Sculpture, June 2007 (item in exhibition is similar to this piece).