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Wayne Thiebaud

Big Suckers

Description

Maker

Wayne Thiebaud (American, 1920 - 2021), designer
Kathan Brown (American, b. 1935), printer
Parasol Press (American), publisher

Title

Big Suckers

Year

1971

Medium

  • aquatint

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • aquatint

Materials

aquatint

Supports

  • Medium weight cream Rives BFK wove paper

Dimensions

44.4 x 55.4 cm (17 1/2 x 21 13/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:in pencil numbered, LL:42/50; signed and dated, LR:Thiebaud1971Verso:in pencil numbered, LL:7889 xiv ; inscribed, LR:THIEBAUDBLACK AND WHITE SUCKERS $500. 128053/L-6

Marks: Kathan Brown chopmark, LR:[K. in outline script] Watermark:BFK and RIVES

Identification

Edition

42/50

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts

Object Number

76.007

Type

  • Prints

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976

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Wayne Thiebaud (American, 1920 - 2021), designer
Kathan Brown (American, b. 1935), printer
Parasol Press (American), publisher
Big Suckers, 1971
aquatint
44.4 x 55.4 cm (17 1/2 x 21 13/16 inches) (plate)
Museum purchase with funds from the National Endowment for the Arts 76.007

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