America: The Third Century
William Bailey
American, 1930–2020
James Brooks
American, 1906–1992
Allan D'Arcangelo
American, 1930–1998
Roy Lichtenstein
American, 1923–1997
Costantino Nivola
American, born Italy. 1911–1988
Robert Rauschenberg
American, 1925–2008
James Rosenquist
American, 1933–2017
Edward Ruscha
American, born 1937
Raymond Saunders
American, 1934–2025
Ben Schonzeit
American, born 1942
Various Artists
American
Velox Ward
American, 1901–1944
Robert Andrew Parker
American, 1927–2023
1975
A 1975 portfolio of prints—lithographs, screenprints, and collotypes—assembled under the title "America: The Third Century" to mark the approaching bicentennial and present multiple artists’ responses.
It reads like a minimalist poster: a vast white field interrupted only by a bold vertical sans‑serif title along the right edge and a small red‑and‑blue bicentennial emblem in the lower corner, giving a sense of restrained civic design.
Commissioned for the 1976 bicentennial and gifted by a corporate patron, the portfolio exemplifies how modernist printmaking and corporate sponsorship shaped public memory and helped circulate contemporary prints beyond gallery contexts.
Medium
Portfolio of five lithograph and screenprints, three collotypes, three screenprints, and two lithographs
Dimensions
composition and sheet (see child records): dimensions vary
Classification
Department
Credit
Gift of the Mobil Oil Corporation
Accession
502.1976.1-13
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