Happy Butterfly Day

Artist Andy Warhol (American, 1928 - 1987)

Date1955

PeriodCold War

Place MadeUnited States of America, North America

MediumOffset lithograph on paper

Dimensions35.6 x 25.4 cm

Credit LineGift of Charles Alvin Lisanby

Object number2021.4.91

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Label TextHappy Butterfly Day is an early example of Andy Warhol’s (American, 1928-1987) interest in repetition. This print is one of many of Happy Butterfly Day, but much like the iconic silkscreen prints for which Warhol is most known, not every version of this print is the same. In other variations of the print the original work has been mirrored, or color was added. As you look at this work, try to imagine all the different possibilities Warhol would have seen in the work.

NotesOn loan / not at MAC: 2020-21 Inventory: Y Row: 4.0 Shelf/Cabinet: 6 Box/Bay/Drawer: M Dimensions (H x W x D in): 14 x 10 in Object Condition: Excellent Images?: Y Research Doc?: N Flat File Folder?: No Scanned?: Object Needs: Research Object Notes: Gift of Charles Alvin Lisanby in 2013, numbered in 2021, Leeolou Alumni Center Exhibition

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