In Morning

Artwork Details

Title: In Morning
Artist: Richard Prince
Date: 2002
Location: Not on view
Dimensions: 89 x 75 in. (226.1 x 190.5 cm)
Copyright: © 2002, Richard Prince
Credit Line: Gift of the James F. Dicke Family
Mediums Description: acrylic and oil on canvas
Classifications: Painting
Object Number: 2013.87.2
Linked Open Data: https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2013.87.2

Artwork Description

In Morning combines two one-liners that Richard Prince appropriated from published sources and copied in a stream of messy block lettering that fills the center of the canvas from edge to edge. Dark smudges and paint drips surround the text, underscoring the macabre humor of the jokes. In place of a pictorial illustration, Prince explores the suggestive power of words, and exposes subversive messages behind the comical texts.