Roger Brown

Rabbit Head Logo

Details

Roger Brown
Rabbit Head Logo
oil and acrylic on wood
60 x 42 x 12 in. (152.4 106.7 x 30.5 cm.)
Executed in 1992.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

Exhibited

Chicago, Hyde Park Art Center, I Read It For The Art: Chiacgo, Creativity and Playboy, March-April 2004, pp. 60-61 (illustrated in color; also illustrated on the cover).
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and Chicago Cultural Center, Roger Brown: A Different Dimension, April-September 2004.

Lot Essay

This work was commissioned in 1992 for the Playboy corporate headquarters in Chicago. The Rabbit head logo was designed by Art Director Arthur Paul for the second issue of the magazine published in 1953 and has come to be a globally recognized symbol of the brand.

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