Winner
Artist
Tom Gregg
(American, born 1960)
Printer
The Lawrence Lithography Workshop
(American, founded 1979)
Date2004
Medium5 color lithograph on Arches Cover white paper
DimensionsImage: 20 1/2 × 16 7/8 inches (52.07 × 42.86 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches (62.23 × 50.17 cm)
Sheet: 24 1/2 × 19 3/4 inches (62.23 × 50.17 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust through the George H. and Elizabeth O. Davis Fund and the Andrew Atterbury and Gwen Prentice Fund
Object number2024.9.46
Edition/State/ProofPP
On View
On viewGallery Location
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Collections
DescriptionA full white sack with a dollar sign on the front sits on a green shelf set against a dark green shaded background. The sack is tied with rope at the neck and faces slightly to the viewer’s left. The sack,, shelf, and background are set within a dark green frame with an oval opening. The frame is decorated with yellow curlicues, green leaves and yellow fruit.Gallery LabelFor Winner, Tom Gregg drew inspiration from the US dollar bill. Within the central ornamental oval, he replaced the portrait of President George Washington with a highly detailed bag of money. The year he printed Winner at The Lawrence Lithography Workshop, Gregg won the prestigious Charlotte Street Visual Artist Award, an honor accompanied by a hefty cash prize.
Michael Sims remembers the discipline of the acclaimed still-life artist. Gregg was dedicated to working together to get “as close to the secret formula green of a dollar bill as possible.”
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