Study for "Untitled"

1990s

Settles in Sharon, Connecticut

Since the 1990s Johns has lived and worked in Sharon, Connecticut. After his death he plans to turn the 170-acre property into a residency providing live-work space for 18 to 24 visual artists, poets, musicians and dancers at a time.

1998

The Metropolitan Museum buys “White Flag”

In 1998 the Metropolitan Museum of Art bought White Flag (1955), the first painting by Johns to enter its collection. The museum did not disclose the price, but according to the New York Times experts estimated its value at more than $20 million.

1999

Death of his dealer Leo Castelli

In 1999 Leo Castelli, Johns's dealer, who had discovered him in the late 1950s, died.