James Rosenquist
b. 1933 Grand Forks, North Dakota

Paper suit 1966, re-issued 2003
paper, later Tyvek

Like a bag containing goods, or a barrier to keep moisture from our homes, the suit becomes a vessel to protect our most precious selves.

Rosenquist wearing his paper suit and talking to Garment District merchants, New York, 1966.
Photograph courtesy of the artist.