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  •  An installation photo depicting part of a white gallery room. A small black panel with illegible text is off-center on the wall, below, an enclosed shelf holds two rectangular objects.
  • Two rectangular panels vertically aligned. The above black panel reads : “20 OCT. 1974” in a bold white font. The panel below depicts a newspaper cover page with multiple headlines.
  •  A black panel that reads 20 OCT. 1974 in bold white text.

On Kawara 河原温

"Dimanche" 20 Oct. 1974

Maker

On Kawara 河原温 (Japanese, 1933 - 2014

Title

"Dimanche" 20 Oct. 1974
Today Series, No. 46

Year

1974

Medium

  • liquitex,
  • newspaper,
  • cardboard

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Liquitex,
  • newspaper,
  • Cardboard

Materials

cardboard, liquitex

Supports

  • canvas

Dimensions

20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Signature: Signed on reverse: On Kawara

Label: Painting: One label reading, inner frame bottom center: "Dimanche." 20 OCT. 1974 Serie "Aujourd' Hui" No. 46, 1974 Peint par On Kawara a Geneve, Suisse. Acrylique sure toile. 20,5 x 25,5 cm." Christie's auction label inside frame upper right. Box: Two labels reading "20 OCT. 1974"

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2002.75

Type

  • Paintings

Exhibition History

The Phantom of Liberty
Contemporary Works in the RISD Museum Collection
May 04, 2018 – Dec 30, 2018

Label copy

Significant events of Sunday, October 20, 1974

Hurricane-strength winds devastated parts of Cape Breton Island, damaging over a thousand homes in Sydney, Australia

The death of Élie Lescot, 29th President of Haiti

Number 1 Pop Song: “Jazzman,” Carole King

The Buffalo Bills defeated the New England Patriots 30-28

Re-Viewing the Twentieth Century
Jul 21, 2006 – Apr 22, 2007
Export/Import
Recent Acquisitions of Contemporary Art
Nov 11, 2005 – Jan 22, 2006

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Tombstone

On Kawara 河原温 (Japanese, 1933 - 2014
b. in Kariya, Japan)
"Dimanche" 20 Oct. 1974; Today Series, No. 46, 1974
Liquitex, newspaper, cardboard
20.3 x 25.4 cm (8 x 10 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2002.75

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