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One Dollar Bill, 1962
Andy Warholexpand_more
Graphite, ink markers, and watercolor washexpand_more
Gift of Sandra and Peter Butlerexpand_more 91.77
Not on Viewexpand_more
Andy Warhol obsessively documented the world around him, captivating the art world with his Pop-defining iterations of mass-produced images. In 1962, he began to focus on U.S. currency. In this drawing, based on his photographic studies, he transformed the utter ordinariness of a one-dollar bill through altered scale, unusual configuration (the faceted landscape of crumpled paper), and gestural drawing techniques. Even if the dollar bill is readily recognized, the image is seen in a new light—a distinctive, aesthetically pleasing work of art surprising in its power to provoke contemplation.
Details
- Title
- One Dollar Bill
- Artist Life
- 1928–1987
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- 91.77
- Provenance
- The artist (sold to Locksley); (Gordon Locksley Gallery, Minneapolis, until 1968; sold, June 23 to Butlers); Sandra and Peter Butler, St. Paul (1968-91; given to MIA).
- Curator Approved
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