About the Artwork
Untitled
between 1970 and 1985
Gordon Newton
1948 - 2019
American
Unknown
Blue ballpoint pen on white wove paper
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2 inches (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
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Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of James Pearson Duffy
1999.1233
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Markings
Inscribed, in blue ballpoint pen, in one of the short margins: Dr. Newton MD. [MD is crossed out heavily] | G. Newton MD.-- | Joan of Arc | Dr. Newton Inscribed, diagonally, in one corner margin: the punishing heart | the logical concl [obscured by drawing of heraldic device] Inscribed, in one long margin: G. Newton MD. [underlined] | justice + duty + dreaming | eternal justice | imagination [crossed out heavily] Inscribed, in the other long margin: the secret singer | the odds of mans justice and duty. Inscribed, in the other short margin: cells of duty [circled] Inscribed, to right of sketch of a kite with a tail: to Be in hell is to drift | to Be in heaven is to steer. Inscribed, in pencil, verso: 550
Provenance
James Pearson Duffy (Grosse Pointe, Michigan, USA)
1999-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Gordon Newton, Untitled, between 1970 and 1985, blue ballpoint pen on white wove paper. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of James Pearson Duffy, 1999.1233.
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