Jasper JohnsAmerican, 1930The Critic Smiles
May one see it?
Not receiving at present
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Particulars
- Accession number
- 1976.56.72
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — © the artist or rights holder
Meanwhile, in the life of Jasper Johns
The whole life28 June 1964 – 6 October 1964
Exhibition: Documenta III
1965
Affair with Susan Sontag
Johns has primarily had relationships with men, but in 1965 he had an affair with the writer Susan Sontag.
1967–1980
Artistic adviser to the Merce Cunningham Dance Company
Johns had long supported the Merce Cunningham Dance Company, helping to raise funds and attention and assisting Rauschenberg with set and costume designs in the 1950s, and from 1967 to 1980 he served as its artistic adviser.
27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968
Exhibition: 4. documenta
1968–1969
Romance with the poet John Giorno
From 1968 to 1969 Johns had a romance with the poet John Giorno.
![Flags II [trial proof], Jasper Johns, 1967-1970](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/9f010b4d-1f11-4448-bf9a-ccc0c4ba4a2a/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
