Sp15 Koob - SAC 366 - The Contemporary Auteur - The State of Authorship in Popular Media

This is a line drawing on white paper. There is a hatchet, an oblong box with a dark line around the middle and the words, "thousands of dollars". The drawing is signed and dated (l.r.).
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Thousands of dollars
graphite on paper
24 in x 18 in (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm)
Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
This is a line drawing on white paper a ladder in the center, with the word "Mother" below it followed by the copyright symbol.
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Mother©
crayon on paper
24 in x 18 in (61 cm x 45.7 cm)
Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
This is a line drawing done in colors of red, orange, blue, yellow, brown and green, on white paper. In the top center portion of the sheet are the words, "A LIE". Below this are forms that resemble an egg, a slice of bacon, a piece of bread with a pat of yellow butter. Below these forms are some round shapes, labeled "flakes", a bowl and a carton of milk, labeled "milk".
Jean-Michel Basquiat
A Lie
colored crayons on paper
24 in x 18 in (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm);24 in x 18 in (60.96 cm x 45.72 cm);28 in x 23 in (71.12 cm x 58.42 cm)
Gift of Arthur Cohen in honor of Ben and Yetta Cohen
This print is made up of overlaying photographs in a reddish-orange tint. Spots of red also overlap each other, and the photographs, and there is a large horizontal swath of a deeper red along the top. The print is editioned, signed and dated in pencil (l.r.) "31/36 RAUSCHENBERG 1962".
Robert Rauschenberg
Stunt Man III
lithograph on Japanese paper
22 ⅝ in x 17 ¾ in (57.47 cm x 45.08 cm);22 ⅝ in x 17 ¾ in (57.47 cm x 45.08 cm);17 in x 13 ¼ in (43.18 cm x 33.66 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Sachs II
In this montage of a print, photographs and swaths of dark ink in varying thicknesses are layered over each other. In the lower left there are three overlapping rings, elsewhere there are figures.
Robert Rauschenberg
Prize
lithograph on Angoumois à la main paper
15 ¾ in x 16 ⅛ in (40.01 cm x 40.96 cm)
Museum Purchase
Robert Rauschenberg
Flirt
serigraph and collage on paper
31 ⅛ in x 22 7/16 in (79.06 cm x 56.99 cm);37 in x 28 1/16 in (93.98 cm x 71.28 cm)
Gift of Dr. & Mrs. J. Robert Willson
Robert Rauschenberg
Dwan Gallery Poster
offset lithograph on paper
23 ⅛ in x 25 1/16 in (58.74 cm x 63.66 cm);23 ⅛ in x 25 1/16 in (58.74 cm x 63.66 cm)
Gift of the Marvin Felheim Collection
A collage of buildings and people. A speech bubble says, "My City." ONe image is of Godzilla.
Jakob Kolding
My City
collage and drawing on paper
27 9/16 in. x 39 3/8 in. ( 70 cm x 100 cm )
Museum Purchase
A collage drawing with "When was the future?" in the middle of the object. The words are cut out of pictures of trees and a city's skyline. The background of the collage is the view of of a tall building and a cutout of a youth doing a handstand is placed on the balcony.  A picture of a tree is included by the person.
Jakob Kolding
When was the future?
collage on paper
16 9/16 in. x 11 11/16 in. ( 42 cm x 29.7 cm )
Museum Purchase
Portrait of Hollywood actress Marilyn Monroe.
Andy Warhol
Marilyn
screenprint on paper
36 1/16 x 36 1/16 in. (91.5 x 91.5 cm)
Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis
Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup I, Chicken Noodle
screenprint on paper
35 1/4 x 21 11/16 in. (89.5 x 55 cm);31 15/16 x 18 5/8 in. (81 x 47.3 cm);40 x 28 in. (101.5 x 71 cm)
Gift of Frances and Sydney Lewis
Can of Campbell’s Pepper Pot Soup with Andy Warhol’s signature in black felt-tip pen on lower left front of can.
Andy Warhol
Campbell's Soup Can—Pepper Pot
can of Campbell's soup and ink
3 15/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in (10 cm x 6.67 cm x 6.67 cm);3 15/16 in x 2 5/8 in x 2 5/8 in (10 cm x 6.67 cm x 6.67 cm);1/16 in x 2 9/16 in x 2 9/16 in (0.16 cm x 6.51 cm x 6.51 cm)
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

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