Art, literature & historyWatchman [preparatory drawing]
1967
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black crayon with white and black printing ink on heavy wove paper [preparatory drawing]
- Dimensions
- sheet: 45.7 x 73.3 cm (18 x 28 7/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2004.167.37
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Watchman [preparatory drawing] — Jasper Johns. 1967.
Medium: black crayon with white and black printing ink on heavy wove paper [preparatory drawing].
Dimensions (museum labels retained): sheet: 45.7 x 73.3 cm (18 x 28 7/8 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2004.167.37. Patrons' Permanent Fund and Special Friends of the National Gallery of Art.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.