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The Artist Project: Raymond Pettibon

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"I like art where you can see the struggle in making the work."

Artist Raymond Pettibon reflects on Joseph Mallord William Turner in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
Raymond Pettibon, born in 1957, is an American artist who works with drawing, text, and artists’ books.

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Ink and graphite drawing on paper by Raymond Pettibon

Raymond Pettibon (American, born Tucson, Arizona, 1957)

No Title (They Were A), 1998

Ink and graphite on paper; 17 1/4 × 11 3/4 in. (43.8 × 29.8 cm) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Gabriella De Ferrari, in memory of Delia Brignole De Ferrari, 2006 (2006.574.2a, b) © Raymond Pettibon

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