King Kong, from the portfolio Series I

Media - 2002.26.33.4 - SAAM-2002.26.33.4_1 - 53393
Copied Gene Davis, King Kong, from the portfolio Series I, 1969, screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard, sheet and image: 2430 in. (61.076.2 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis, 2002.26.33.4

Artwork Details

Title
King Kong, from the portfolio Series I
Artist
Fabricator
Printer
Publisher
Petersburg Press, Inc.
Date
1969
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
sheet and image: 2430 in. (61.076.2 cm)
Markings
back lower right in felt-tipped pen and ink: Gene Davis back lower center in blue ink stamped: series 1/4 king kong/petersburg press back lower center in felt-tipped pen and ink: 4/150 back lower right in pencil: GD2898D back upper right in black ink stamped: ESTATE OF/GENE DAVIS (in a circle) GENE DAVIS-SERIES I (underlined) portfolio,/published by Petersburg Press, London, 1969./Portfolio consists of six serigraph/prints, each in a white paper folder,/ enclosed in a box, serigraph on/canvas laminated on rag board./Box: 24 3/8 x 30 7/8 in./[exterior] inside box lid center in black ink printed: gene davis/series 1 inside box lid lower center in black ink printed: petersburg press london inside box bottom in black ink printed: gene davis/series 1/one of a pair of portfolios/each of six original screenprints/on canvas laminated on board/three images 76 cm x 51 cm/three images 61 cm x 76 cm/the editions are 150/with 25 artist proofs/each being numbered/and signed by the artist/screen printing by haas stuttgart/portfolios by rudolf reiser cologne/published by petersburg press london 1969 lower center in felt-tipped pen and ink: 4/150 lower center in felt-tipped pen and ink: Gene Davis
Credit Line
Bequest of Florence Coulson Davis
Mediums Description
screenprint on canvas mounted on paperboard
Keywords
  • Nonrepresentational
  • Abstract — geometric
Object Number
2002.26.33.4