J. S. G. Boggs
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| '''J. S. G. Boggs''' (b. 1955) is an [[American art]]ist, best known for his hand-drawn, one-sided depictions of [[Federal Reserve Note|U.S. banknotes]] (known as "Boggs notes") and his various "Boggs bills" he draws for use in his performances. He spends his "Boggs notes" only for their [[face value]]. If he draws a $100 bill, he exchanges it for $100 worth of goods. He then sells any change he gets, the receipt, and sometimes the goods he purchased as his "artwork." If an [[art collector]] wants a Boggs note, he must track it down himself. Boggs will tell a collector where he spent the note, but he does not sell them directly. | '''J. S. G. Boggs''' (b. 1955) is an [[American art]]ist, best known for his hand-drawn, one-sided depictions of [[Federal Reserve Note|U.S. banknotes]] (known as "Boggs notes") and his various "Boggs bills" he draws for use in his performances. He spends his "Boggs notes" only for their [[face value]]. If he draws a $100 bill, he exchanges it for $100 worth of goods. He then sells any change he gets, the receipt, and sometimes the goods he purchased as his "artwork." If an [[art collector]] wants a Boggs note, he must track it down himself. Boggs will tell a collector where he spent the note, but he does not sell them directly. | ||
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J. S. G. Boggs (b. 1955) is an American artist, best known for his hand-drawn, one-sided depictions of U.S. banknotes (known as "Boggs notes") and his various "Boggs bills" he draws for use in his performances. He spends his "Boggs notes" only for their face value. If he draws a $100 bill, he exchanges it for $100 worth of goods. He then sells any change he gets, the receipt, and sometimes the goods he purchased as his "artwork." If an art collector wants a Boggs note, he must track it down himself. Boggs will tell a collector where he spent the note, but he does not sell them directly.
See also
Other money artists include
- William Harnett
- John F. Peto
- Tim Prusmack
- John Haberle, who made trompe l'oeil paintings of U.S. currency in the 1880s
- Otis Kaye, who made both paintings similar to Harnett, and also actual-size pen-and-ink drawings similar to Boggs's, from the 1920s to the 1950s
- Emanuel Ninger (Jim the Penman), who drew counterfeit notes, with the intent to defraud, by hand in the 1880s
Additional contemporary "money artists" include Stephen Barnwell (ANTARCTICA Dream-Dollars), Franck Medina (State of Kamberra), Cedric Mnich (Gordon Gekko's) and SilentBill (Dimensions of Money, Extra Value Money, Hyperinflation AKA Zimbadboy).
