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Jasper Johns

Michael Crichton

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  • Michael OvitzExplicit praise of an art study
    Ovitz calls Crichton’s study of Jasper Johns the definitive book in his original Senra interview. He also says the book is on his desk. Praise is the basis of this link; ownership alone is not used as reading proof. His edition and extent of reading are unknown.
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Summary

Michael Crichton studies Jasper Johns through his art and conversations with the artist, dealers and critics. The book considers how an observer responds to paintings, prints and sculpture, bringing close attention to images together with an account of the person who made them.

The revised illustrated edition expands the range of works considered across Johns’s career. Reproductions, notes and a selected bibliography support Crichton’s discussion of the relationship between an artwork, its maker and the viewer.

  • SourceJasper Johns — original author/estate work page · Description and In His Own Words: artist/dealer/critic interviews, art and observer relationship, illustrated revised account; origin in Whitney retrospective catalogue.
  • SourceJasper Johns — digitized university edition record · University of Michigan digitization: Michael Crichton, H.N. Abrams, revised illustrated edition, 1994, ISBN10 0810935155 / ISBN13 9780810935150. Museum is listed as editor in catalog metadata; no extra personal edition claim.

Why read it Our view

For founders studying creative work, compare what an image shows with the interpretations people bring to it. Use the artist interviews and reproductions to practice close observation before forming a judgment.