Jasper Johns

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contemporary artist human painter printmaker sculptor

Jasper Johns is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker renowned for his iconic depictions of flags, targets, and everyday symbols that helped bridge Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art.

Aliases (1)

Jasper Johns Jr. ×1

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	contemporary artist → human → painter → printmaker → sculptor →
awardReceived	Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement → National Medal of Arts → Presidential Medal of Freedom → Wolf Prize in Arts →
birthName	Jasper Johns Jr. →
collaboratedWith	John Cage → Merce Cunningham → Robert Rauschenberg →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1930-05-15 →
educatedAt	University of South Carolina →
genre	abstract art → conceptual art →
grewUpIn	South Carolina, United States →
hasWorkInCollection	Art Institute of Chicago → Metropolitan Museum of Art → Museum of Modern Art, New York → Whitney Museum of American Art →
influenced	Conceptual art → Minimalism → Pop Art →
influencedBy	Abstract Expressionism → Marcel Duchamp → Pablo Picasso →
knownFor	bridging Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art → depictions of targets → depictions of the American flag → encaustic painting technique → use of everyday symbols and signs →
movement	Abstract Expressionism → Neo-Dada → Pop Art →
notableWork	0 through 9 → False Start → Flag → Map → Numbers in Color → Painted Bronze → Target with Four Faces → Three Flags → White Flag →
occupation	painter → printmaker → sculptor →
partner	Robert Rauschenberg →
placeOfBirth	Augusta, Georgia, United States →
residence	Connecticut, United States → New York City, New York, United States → Sharon, Connecticut, United States →
usedMedium	encaustic → oil paint → printmaking → sculptural bronze →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marcel Duchamp → Robert Rauschenberg →	influenced
Pop art →	associatedWithArtist
Jasper Johns ("Jasper Johns Jr.") →	birthName
Robert Rauschenberg →	collaboratedWith
The Phillips Collection →	hasWorkBy
Ferus Gallery →	hostedExhibitionOf
Andy Warhol →	influencedBy
Robert Rauschenberg →	partner