Artist
John Cage (American, 1912–1992)American, 1912–1992
Print studio
Crown Point Press (Oakland, California, 1972–1986)
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Day Five
- from the portfolio Seven Day Diary: Not Knowing
DateJanuary 6, 1978
Printed inOakland, California, United States
MediumHard ground etching, drypoint, soft ground etching, sugar aquatint, photo etching, and found objects, edition 20/25
DimensionsPlate: 1 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (3.7 × 16.7 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.6 × 40.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 1/16 × 15 15/16 in. (30.6 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase partially funded by the National Endowment for the Arts
Object number78.57.5
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in graphite, lower right corner
Inscribed in graphite, lower left corner: V 20/25
Verso, inscribed in gray ink, lower right corner: CROWN POINT PRESS / STEPHEN THOMAS
Inscribed in graphite, lower left corner: V 20/25
Verso, inscribed in gray ink, lower right corner: CROWN POINT PRESS / STEPHEN THOMAS
Signed in graphite, lower right corner
Watermark, bottom right corner: RIVES
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John Cage
January 7, 1978
Hard ground etching, drypoint, soft ground etching, sugar aquatint, photo etching, found objects, and color etching in black, blue, and brown, edition 20/25
78.57.6
John Cage
January 8, 1978
Hard ground etching, drypoint, soft ground etching, sugar aquatint, photo etching, found objects, and color etching in black, gold, and blue, edition 20/25
78.57.7
John Cage
January 5, 1978
Hard ground etching, drypoint, soft ground etching, sugar aquatint, photo etching, edition 20/25
78.57.4
John Cage
January 4, 1978
Hard ground etching, drypoint, soft ground etching, and sugar aquatint, edition 20/25
78.57.3
John Cage
January 3, 1978
Hard ground etching, drypoint, and soft ground etching, edition 20/25
78.57.2
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Martin Disler
1981
Photo etching, aquatint, sugar lift aquatint, soft ground etching, hard ground etching, drypoint, and scraping, edition I/X
96.18.3
Walton Ford
2016
Aquatint in colors, etching with hard ground, soft ground, spit bite, sugar lift, and drypoint, printed in six colors on wove paper, edition 64/65
2018.396
Kiki Smith
2006
Spit bite in colors, aquatint with flat bite, hard ground and soft ground etching, and drypoint, printed chine collé on Gampi paper, on wove paper, edition 8/20
2017.136
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Martin Disler
1981
Photo etching, sugar lift aquatint, soft ground etching, and etching, edition I/X
96.18.5
Richmond Burton
1994
Etching with soft ground, drypoint, sugar lift and spitbite, edition 18/20
96.850
Richmond Burton
1994
Etching with soft ground, drypoint, sugar lift and spitbite, edition 18/20
96.849