The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 16, 2025

Narcissus (Pool)

2008
(American, b. 1972)
America, Ohio, Cleveland
powdered graphite on paper
Sheet: 126.8 x 95.8 cm (49 15/16 x 37 11/16 in.)
Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund 2008.153
Location: not on view

Description

Oblivious to the surrounding natural world, the figure depicted here (Ericsson himself) is absorbed in conversation with an absent companion, aware only of his private experience. The process used in the drawing is labor intensive: a silkscreen is made from a photograph, and graphite is rubbed by hand through the mesh, using erasure, stumping, and even vacuuming to transfer the image onto paper. The screen is then destroyed, resulting in a unique drawing.
  • Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 229): April 29, 2009 - September 11, 2009.
    "Narcissus," SHAHEEN modern and contemporary art, Cleveland, Ohio (Nov. 15 - Dec. 20, 2008).
  • {{cite web|title=Narcissus (Pool)|url=false|author=TR Ericsson|year=2008|access-date=16 July 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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