Signed and dated lower right; numbered lower left within the image.
Overall undulation.
Not examined out of the frame.

Publisher: the artist and Simca Print Artists, Inc., New York



The original painting of the same title is a large work measuring over 180 cm, with the words “The fork should be 7 inches long” written across the canvas.
In creating the print, Johns adjusted the size of the work so that the fork, or the word "ford" would actually measure seven inches in length.