About the Artwork
Western Pacific
1972
Gordon Newton
1948 - 2019
American
Unknown
Charcoal(?) and paper collage on a commercial map printed in blue ink on white wove paper
Sheet: 16 × 11 inches (40.6 × 27.9 cm)
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Gift of James Pearson Duffy
1999.307
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Markings
Signed, in black crayon or graphite pencil, lower right, verso: 3 72 GN
Inscribed, in blue ink along the top edge of the map: Cartocraft Desk Outline Map, Western Pacific No. 8021 W Inscribed, along the bottom edge of the map: Printed in U.S.A. Published by DENOYER-GEPPERT CO., Chicago Mercator Projection Copyright Inscribed, in green ink, on white paper label attached to upper right, verso: GORDON NEWTON | "WESTERN PACIFIC" | [242A crossed out in blue ballpoint pen and replaced with the number 285] | DR [lower right of the label is torn off] Inscribed, in pencil, upper left corner, verso: 125
Stamped, upsidedown in purple ink, lower left, verso: 5¢
Provenance
James Pearson Duffy (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA)
1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Gordon Newton, Western Pacific, 1972, charcoal(?) and paper collage on a commercial map printed in blue ink on white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James Pearson Duffy, 1999.307.
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