1967
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Dominant colour
Untitled is a 1967 ink by William Copley, depicting Flag, held at Museum of Modern Art.
You see a bright red rectangle floating on a white background, with a small black dot near the top edge. This print was part of a portfolio made to protest the Vietnam War. The simplicity feels like a shout—bold, direct, impossible to ignore. Copley used screenprinting, a method often linked to posters and activism, which gives the work a raw, urgent feel. If you like this kind of sharp, political art, look up *lithography*—another printing technique that artists used to spread ideas quickly.
William N. Copley (January 24, 1919 – May 7, 1996) also known as CPLY, was an American painter, writer, gallerist, collector, patron, publisher and art entrepreneur. His works as an artist have been classified as late…
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