Here are the cantos, eighteen of them, each one different in form, mood, color, beat, scale, and key. There are no cadenzas. Each is separate. Each can stand by itself. But its fullest meaning it seems to me, is when it is seen together with the others.
—Barnett Newman, "Preface to 18 Cantos," 1964
Gallery label from Artistic Collaborations: 50 Years at Universal Limited Art Editions, January 17–May 21, 2007.
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Medium
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One from an illustrated book with eighteen lithographs and one lithographed title page
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Dimensions
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composition: 14 5/8 x 12 1/2" (37.1 x 31.7 cm); sheet: 17 11/16 x 14 3/8" (45 x 36.5 cm)
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Publisher
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Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York
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Printer
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Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York
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Edition
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18
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Credit
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Gift of the Celeste and Armand Bartos Foundation
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Object number
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287.1964.14
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Copyright
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© 2024 Barnett Newman Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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Department
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Drawings and Prints