Jasper Johns
Ventriloquist

Ventriloquist

© Jasper Johns and ULAE / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY. Published by Universal Limited Art Editions.

Ventriloquist
Ventriloquist
ArtistAmerican, born 1930
Print studioBay Shore, New York
PublisherBay Shore, New York
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Ventriloquist
Date1985
Printed inWest Islip, New York, United States
Published inWest Islip, New York, United States
MediumOffset lithograph in colors, edition 45/67
DimensionsSheet: 40 11/16 × 27 3/4 in. (103.4 × 70.5 cm)
 Frame: 53 × 39 × 1 1/2 in. (134.6 × 99.1 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mrs. W. Bryan Trammell, Jr.
Object number85.107
Non exposé

Explore Further

Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Public and Private: American Prints Today," The Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, February 7–May 5, 1986; Traveled to Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, July 28–September 7, 1986; Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, September 29–November 9, 1986; Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, December 1, 1986–January 11, 1987; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, February 1–March 22, 1987.

"Images on Stone: Two Centuries of Artists' Lithographs," Sarah Campbell Blaffer Gallery, Houston, October 30–December 19, 1987; Traveled to San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, March 3–April 3, 1988; Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, April 21–July 3, 1988; Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, September 22–October 30, 1988.

"Some Works on Paper We're Proud to Have Sold: Our Tenth Anniversary," Hiram Butler Gallery, Houston, September 24–October 22, 1994.

"Jasper Johns’ Ventriloquism: Where Does the Voice Come From?," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 18–July 28, 2002.

“Jasper Johns: Works from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 15, 2005–January 23, 2006.
Catalogue raisonnéULAE 223

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Ventriloquist
Jasper Johns
Ventriloquist
1986
Offset lithograph in colors, edition 26/69
86.493
Ventriloquist
Jasper Johns
Ventriloquist
1985, published 1990
Lithograph in colors on paper, edition 10/70
2001.121
Ventriloquist
Jasper Johns
Ventriloquist
1986
Lithograph in colors, trial proof 2/2
2000.243
Savarin
Jasper Johns
Savarin
1977–1981
Lithograph in colors on wove paper, edition 27/60
83.51
Ocean
Jasper Johns
Ocean
1996
Lithograph in colors on paper, edition 18/54
2012.391
Target
Jasper Johns
Target
1970, published 1971, completed January 10, 1972
Offset lithograph, watercolor, and brush on cardboard, edition of 22,500
72.13
Target
Jasper Johns
Target
1970, published 1971
Offset lithograph, watercolor kit and brush in plastic case with sponge insert, edition of 22,500
90.481
Voice 2
Jasper Johns
Voice 2
1982
Lithograph in colors, hors commerce 10/11
2000.89
Flag
Jasper Johns
Flag
1967, printed 1970
Lithograph in colors on brown-toned antique Italian wove paper, trial proof 2/2
99.178
Cicada (II)
Jasper Johns
Cicada (II)
1981
Lithograph in colors, artist's proof 1/12
2005.176
Cicada
Jasper Johns
Cicada
1981
Lithograph in colors, artist's proof 3/11
2005.178
Untitled (Red)
Jasper Johns
Untitled (Red)
1982
Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper, edition 34/77
2000.424