PAFA to Showcase Seminal Flag Painting by Celebrated Artist Jasper Johns

PHILADELPHIA, PA.- This summer, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) will feature JASPER JOHNS: FLAG, one of Johns’ most sensuously painted flags in a single-object exhibition, on view June 26 through September 12. An icon of modern art, Johns’ Flag (1960-66) has been exhibited only once before, and was recently sold at auction for a record price as part of the collection of the late Michael Crichton. Author, director, producer, screenwriter, and collector, Crichton made his fortune creating television series such as “ER” and movie blockbuster “Jurassic Park.” He purchased the painting from the artist in 1973, and the present owners have generously allowed PAFA to give the painting its national debut. “Jasper Johns

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