Object Details
referenced
Kepler, Johannes
painter
Johnson, Crockett
Description
This creation, similar to works #22 (1979.1093.16) and #76 (1979.1093.50), is a further example of Crockett Johnson's work relating to Kepler's first two laws of planetary motion. The ellipse represents the path of a planet and the white sections represent equal areas swept out in equal times. This work is a silk screen on paper. It is number 99 in the series, and is signed in the right corner: Crockett Johnson (/) 67. It draws on a figure from The World of Mathematics by James R. Newman.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Ruth Krauss in memory of Crockett Johnson
date made
1967
ID Number
1979.1093.66
catalog number
1979.1093.66
accession number
1979.1093
Object Name
painting
Physical Description
cardboard (substrate material)
wood (frame material)
Measurements
overall: 53.3 cm x 63.5 cm x 3.5 cm; 21 in x 25 in x 1 3/8 in
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_694690