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 - Rectangles of Equal Area (Pythagoras)
- date made
- 1969
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Painting - Golden Rectangle
- date made
- 1970
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Homage to the Square: Arrived
- Date
- 1965
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Painting - Geometric Mean (Archytas)
- date made
- 1968
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Mathematics
- Date
- 1962
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Painting - Square Roots of One, Two and Three
- date made
- 1969
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Painting - Law of Motion (Galileo)
- date made
- 1970
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Painting - Rotated Triangle and Reflections
- date made
- 1970
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Painting - Nine-Point Circle
- date made
- 1970
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