Where Art Meets Math
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, the American cartoonist Crockett Johnson created a series of paintings on mathematical subjects. They’re based on theorems, laws, and mathematical figures, but viewers don’t need a background in math to appreciate the completed pieces. Other mathematical works and figures from across the Smithsonian are in the mix.
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Painting -Law of Orbiting Velocity (Kepler)
- date made
- 1966
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Painting - Numbers in a Spiral
- date made
- ca 1965
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Painting - Pencil of Ratios (Monge)
- date made
- 1966
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Homage to the Square: Glow
- Date
- 1966
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Painting - Square Root of Two (Descartes)
- date made
- 1965
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Painting - Cross Ratio in an Ellipse (Poncelet)
- date made
- 1968
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Painting - Archimedes Transversal
- date made
- ca 1974
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Painting - Doubled Cube (Newton)
- date made
- ca 1970
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Painting - Aligned Triangles (Desargues)
- date made
- 1970
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