sketchy drawing of a partial recto side of a crumbled U.S. dollar bill

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One Dollar Bill, 1962

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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).
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sketchy drawing of a partial recto side of a crumbled U.S. dollar bill

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