Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Bill Jay, 1940–2009, British
Title:
The Good Teacher Points at the Moon, the Good Student Looks at the Moon - Not at the Finger
Date:
before 1992
Materials & Techniques:
Collage on moderately thick, smooth, white wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2 inches (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in black ink, lower left: "THE | GOOD TEACHER | POINTS | AT THE | MOON"; lower right: "THE | GOOD STUDENT | LOOKS | AT THE | MOON | - NOT AT THE | FINGER"; inscribed on verso in graphite, lower right: "67"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joy of Giving Something, Inc.
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B2019.16.633
Classification:
Photographs
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:80801