The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of July 9, 2026

Flag on Orange

1998

Jasper Johns

(American, b. 1930)
America
color etching and aquatint
Image: 44 x 28.9 cm (17 5/16 x 11 3/8 in.); Plate: 45.2 x 30 cm (17 13/16 x 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 68.1 x 50.5 cm (26 13/16 x 19 7/8 in.)
Gift of Martin Kline 2024.154
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

Jasper Johns is a prolific printmaker and has created nearly 500 original prints.

Description

This print features one of Jasper Johns’s preferred images—the American flag—against a bold orange background. The artist became especially well-known for everyday imagery, including flags, targets, maps, and the alphabet. Rooted in his study of psychology and phenomenology, Johns depicted such everyday imagery in ways that drew attention to their representation. He described himself as drawn to “things the mind already knows [that give] me room to work on other levels.”
  • ?–2024
    Martin Kline, Rhinebeck, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 9, 2024–
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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