About the Object
This photograph reads as an abstract, jagged composition of alternating areas of black and white, the result of a sign (or signs) that has been ripped to reveal layers of further torn signs beneath. Two rows of words on the right-hand side have been cut off, so all we can reliably decipher are the two “N”s.
Additional Information
This photograph is related to Signs, 1973–76 (VF2018.03.05). This work was included in the exhibition Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs at the Vilcek Foundation in 2019.
The Artist;
By descent to the Artist’s son, John C. Crawford, Brooklyn, NY;
New York, NY. Vilcek Foundation. Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs. May 13-November 13, 2019, ill. p. 46.
St. Peter, MN. The Hillstrom Museum of Art. Ralston Crawford: Torn Signs. September 12-November 6, 2022.