Untitled

Untitled

Nancy Graves

1969

gouache

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This looks like a typed document with handwritten notes. Two sheets of paper are pinned or taped together, showing text printed in a typewriter font. There’s also some scribbled writing in black and red ink, plus splashes of light blue and pale yellow paint in places. The edges look rough, like the pages were cut by hand. The text seems to be a proposal about reintroducing camels to control brush in the U.S. and Mexico. The paint and ink are scattered unevenly, almost like someone was sketching ideas while typing. If this interests you, look up gouache next to see how artists use that paint.

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