Born: 15-May-1930
Birthplace: Augusta, GA

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Gay [1]
Occupation: Painter

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Neo-Dadaist painter of US Flag

Military service: US Army (drafted 1950)

Father: Jasper Johns (farmer)
Mother: Jean Riley
Boyfriend: Robert Rauschenberg (according to Mitch Stacy, Associated Press)

    University: University of South Carolina at Columbia (attended 1947-48)

    Foundation for Contemporary Arts President
    National Academy of Design
    Wolf Prize in Arts 1986
    South Carolina Hall of Fame 1989
    National Medal of Arts 1990

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