 First edition cover | |
| Author | Michael Crichton |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harry N. Abrams |
Publication date | January 1977 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 0-8109-1161-2 |
| OCLC | 3001846 |
| 709/.2/4 | |
| LC Class | N6537.J6 .A4 1977 |
| Preceded by | Five Patients |
| Followed by | Electronic Life |
Jasper Johns is a non-fictioncoffee table book written byMichael Crichton about the artistJasper Johns. It was originally published in 1977 byHarry N. Abrams Inc in association with theWhitney Museum of American Art,[1] and a second revised edition (ISBN 0810935155) was published in 1994. It is his second non-fiction book.
In Crichton's 1972 novel,The Terminal Man, psychiatrist Janet Ross owned a copy of the paintingNumbers by Jasper Johns. Thetechnophobic antagonist of the story found it odd that a person would paint numbers as they were inorganic.[2]
Michael Crichton himself had a serious art collection, including several works by Jasper Johns. Most of them were sold at an auction inChristie’s in 2010.[3]
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