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I GOT UP AT 12:08 P.M.

On Kawara · 1968

On Kawara: Japanese, 1933 - 2014

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On Kawara

I GOT UP AT 12:08 P.M.

1968

stamped ink on postcard · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Exact year
Medium
stamped ink on postcard
Dimensions
overall: 8.9 x 13.5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.)
Collection no.
2001.101.27
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

I GOT UP AT 12:08 P.M. — On Kawara. 1968.

Medium: stamped ink on postcard.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 8.9 x 13.5 cm (3 1/2 x 5 5/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2001.101.27. Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection.

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.

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