Jasper Johns is an American sculptor born on 15 May 1930 in Augusta, Georgia. Johns started drawing at a young age and nursed the ambition of becoming a professional artist. After studying at the University of South Carolina for three semesters, Johns moved to the Parsons School of Design. However, he only spent one semester before getting drafted into the army.
John’s personal and professional relationships with Robert Rauschenberg helped the development of his art. Around the time, Johns also settled on his choice of subject matter, combining Pop Art and Dadaism styles. He earned international recognition through several exhibitions in the 1950s. Johns currently lives and works in Sharon, Connecticut.
What is Jasper Johns Known For?
Jasper Johns is known for painting and creating collages from newspaper shreds and scraps. In the early-1950s, Johns refused to divert from the motifs of everyday objects and primarily painted flags and targets as his main subjects. He employed a colorful palette of bright colors in most of his artworks.
Who was Jasper Johns Influenced By?
Robert Rauschenberg influenced Jasper Johns’ artworks. After being discharged honorably from the army, Rauschenberg introduced Johns to the art world. After building a romantic and artistic relationship, both artists lived together and shared studios, influencing each other’s works and art styles.
What Art Movement is Jasper Johns Associated With?
Jasper Johns is associated with the Neo-Dadaism and Pop Art movements. Johns created his famous paintings of American flags using newspaper and fabric pieces covered with wax and paint on canvas. In this manner, he combined the techniques of Dadaism and Pop Art.
Jasper Johns Artwork
Matthews Mark Gallery in New York currently represents Johns, but his artworks are in several prestigious collections worldwide. Below are some of his artworks
0 Through 9
Ale Cans
Bread
Dancers on a Plane
False Start
Flag
Flag on Orange Field
Green Target
Map
Perilous Night
Racing Thoughts
Target with Plaster Casts
The Critic Smiles
Three Flags
White Flags
Cup 2 Picasso
Decoy
Scott Fagan Record
All Jasper Johns Artwork on Artchive
| Artwork Name |
Year |
Medium |
| Target |
1955 |
encaustic,canvas |
| Targets (ULAE 41) |
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| Target (ULAE 147) |
1974 |
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| Target (ULAE 89) |
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| Target (Universal Limited Art Editions 35) |
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| Target with Four Faces (ULAE 55) |
1968 |
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| Target with Plaster Casts |
1955 |
collage |
| Target with Plaster Casts (Universal Limited Art Editions 208) |
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| Tennyson |
1959 |
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| The Critic Sees |
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| Two Flags (Whitney Anniversary) (ULAE 207) |
1980 |
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| Untitled |
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| Untitled |
1978 |
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| Untitled (Ruler) (ULAE 56) |
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| Untitled (ULAE S13) |
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| Usuyuki |
1979 |
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| Usuyuki (ULAE 211) |
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| Usuyuki (ULAE 227) |
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| Ventriloquist (ULAE 235) |
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| Viola (ULAE 117) |
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| Watchman |
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| White Target |
1969 |
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| Winter |
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| 0-9 (ULAE 19) |
1963 |
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| 0 Through 9 |
1961 |
oil,canvas |
| After Holbein |
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| Ale Cans |
1964 |
watercolor,paper |
| Ale Cans (ULAE 152) |
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| Alphabet |
1969 |
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| Bent "Blue" |
1971 |
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| Between the Clock and the Bed |
1989 |
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| Bread |
1969 |
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| Bushbaby |
2004 |
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| Cartoon for Tanya |
1972 |
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| Casts from Untitled: Leg |
1974 |
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| Cicada |
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| Cicada (ULAE 219) |
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| Coat Hanger and Spoon (from Fragment - According to What) |
1971 |
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| Coat Hanger II |
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| Color Numeral Series (ULAE 59-68) |
1969 |
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| Corpse and Mirror |
1969 |
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| Cup 2 Picasso |
1973 |
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| Dancers on a Plane |
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| Dancers on a Plane |
1981 |
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| Decoy |
1971 |
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| Device |
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| Evian |
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| Face (Casts from Untitled series) |
1974 |
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| Face with Watch |
1996 |
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| Fall |
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| Feet |
1974 |
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| Flag |
1955 |
encaustic,oil,collage,canvas |
| Flag Above White |
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encaustic,canvas |
| Flags I (ULAE 128) |
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| Flags (ULAE 42) |
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| Flag (ULAE 74) |
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| Fool's House |
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| Gray Alphabets (ULAE 57) |
1968 |
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| Green Angel |
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| Green Target |
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| Grey Alphabets |
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| In the Studio |
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| Map |
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| Moratorium Flag |
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| No |
1969 |
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| Painted Bronze |
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| Painting with Two Balls |
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| Painting with Two Balls (ULAE 87) |
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| Periscope I (ULAE 200) |
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| Savarin (ULAE 183) |
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| Savarin (Whitney Museum Poster) |
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| Scent |
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| Scott Fagan Record |
1970 |
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| Spring |
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| Winter |
1986 |
Encaustic on Canvas |
| White Flag |
1955 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas |
| Watchman |
1964 |
Oil on Canvas with objects |
| Painting with Two Balls |
1960 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas with objects |
| Green Target |
1955 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas |
| Target with Four Faces |
1955 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas with plaster casts |
| In the Studio |
1982 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas with objects |
| Spring |
1986 |
Encaustic on Canvas |
| Scent |
1973-74 |
Oil and encaustic on Canvas |
| Painted Bronze (Savarin) |
1960 |
Painted bronze |
| Racing Thoughts |
1983 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas |
| Map |
1961 |
Oil on Canvas |
| Untitled |
1984 |
Encaustic on Canvas |
| Green Angel |
1990 |
Encaustic and sand on Canvas |
| Fool's House |
1962 |
Oil on Canvas with objects |
| Flag above White with Collage |
1955 |
Encaustic and collage on Canvas |
| Flag |
1954-55 |
Encaustic, oil and collage on fabric mounted on plywood |
| Fall |
1986 |
Encaustic on Canvas |
| Device |
1961-62 |
Oil on Canvas with objects |
| Dancers on a Plane |
1979 |
Oil on Canvas with objects |
| Cicada |
1979 |
Watercolor, Crayon, and pencil on paper |
| Grey Alphabets |
1956 |
Beeswax and oil on newspaper on Canvas |
| Painted Bronze (Ballantine Ale) |
1960 |
Painted bronze |
| Three Flags |
1958 |
Encaustic on Canvas |
| False Start |
1959 |
Oil on Canvas |
| Flag on Orange Field |
1957 |
Oil on Canvas |
| Souvenir 2 |
1964 |
Oil and collage on Canvas with objects |
| Summer |
1985 |
encaustic,Canvas |
| Target with Plaster Casts |
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Encaustic and collage on canvas with objects |
