Flowing Hair Liberty Sketch and Photocopy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 1975-1990

Object Details

artist

Gasparro, Frank

Description (Brief)

The technology of Gasparro's time allowed him to work on multiple copies of the same image without having to redraw the image every time. Here Gasparro not only added marks with pencil on the Phrygian cap (Liberty cap) but also removed marks by painting over them in white-out fluid. The process was limitless, and the drawing was complete only after it matched his vision.

Location

Currently not on view

Credit Line

Christina Gasparro Hansen

1975-1990

ID Number

2009.0005.100

accession number

2009.0005

catalog number

2009.0005.100

Object Name

photocopy/sketch

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

graphite (overall material)

Measurements

overall: 28 cm x 21.7 cm; 11 in x 8 9/16 in

overall design: 17.4 cm x 17.1 cm; 6 7/8 in x 6 3/4 in

place made

United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

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National Museum of American History

Subject

Art - Currency

Record ID

nmah_1395953

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-3847-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa