Athens to Memphis

Description

Doug Huston’s work has long been characterized by a pronounced tongue-in-cheek wit that is heavily indebted to Marcel Duchamp and the spirit of Dada. This screenprint’s comparison of an idealized portrait of Elvis Presley and a Hellenic sculpture of Apollo epitomizes the artist’s fascination with the role and significance of cultural icons in our society. He joined the SAIC Printmedia faculty in 1976 and has also taught at Ox-Bow.

Athens to Memphis

Doug Huston

1984

Accession Number

129796

Medium

Color screenprint on black wove paper

Dimensions

54.6 × 72 cm (21 1/2 × 28 3/8 in.)

Classification

screenprint

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Selma Flesch in Honor of Douglas Druick and his Staff