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Radicals Print

Year: 2003
Run Size: 150
Part of Set: none
Size: 18x24
Paper: unknown
Print Type: Screen Print
Release Date:


The image of Martin Luther King Jr. is based on Howard Sochurek's photograph; the image of Albert Einstein is based on Patrick Burns' 1953 photograph; and the image of Andy Warhol is based on Christopher Makos' photograph.

From Supply and Demand, pg. 320:
I was asked to do some pro bono work for the Children’s Museum in San Diego, making decorations for the front windows. I decided I would make really colorful images of people who were controversial when they first became famous, yet now, in retrospect, have been accepted as positive contributors to society. They also share the common achievement of breaking down barriers and bridging racial, religious, artistic, and intellectual gaps. I chose these images because I feel like they’re really strong icons, and when parents bring their kids to the museum, the kids will say, “Mommy, Daddy: who is that?”


Related Prints: MLK Jr - Warhol


Related Fine Art Pieces: Radicals on Metal