Gauntlet Gallery — Complete Cleon Peterson Print Index
Nowhere Man (Black & White)
Work Summary & Collector Notes
Nowhere Man (Black & White) is documented in this catalog as a 2024 Screen Print. The saved release record lists dimensions of 13 x 38.5 inches. The saved record attributes the release to Cleon Peterson (Self Released). The cataloged edition information is 100.
Collector notes: The saved release record describes: Limited edition of 100. Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Why It Matters
The unusually narrow, towering proportions set this print apart from Peterson's more conventional formats, forcing a vertical reading of the figure that emphasizes isolation and displacement. The title's evocation of a person belonging nowhere aligns with his enduring concern for alienation within systems of power.
Collector Perspective
The dramatic vertical format is a practical draw for collectors with specific wall spaces such as stairwells or narrow panels, and it differentiates the piece within a Peterson grouping. At an edition of 100 and self-released, it balances availability with the formal distinctiveness that rewards a considered hang.
Historical Context
Peterson's black-and-white duotone remains his signature idiom, reducing human conflict to silhouette and gesture. Elongated formats recall processional friezes and scroll compositions, traditions of narrative art in which the eye travels along a single axis, here condensed into a solitary, dislocated figure.
Documented Release Details
- Object type
- Editioned screenprint
- Release date
- 2024
- Release-date note
- Catalog-listed release year from the saved secondary record; primary release-page confirmation remains pending.
- Medium and materials
- Screen Print; catalog dimensions 13 x 38.5 inches; Hand-pulled screen print; On 290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
- Edition details
- The saved release record describes: Limited edition of 100.
- Signature and marks
- Edition-specific signature, numbering, and stamp details were not stated in the saved release record. Verify signing and numbering against a documented example of this edition.
Documented History and Meaning
History note: This page treats Cleon Peterson's broader career as background context, not proof that this specific edition belongs to any single exhibition or event. Release-level facts here come from a saved secondary catalog record.
Meaning / interpretation: No per-work artist statement is recorded for this edition. Any thematic reading should be treated as interpretation of the imagery, not a documented statement of the artist's intent. This interpretive note follows the cited artist or publisher context.
Release context: The saved catalog lists 2024 and attributes the edition to Cleon Peterson (Self Released).
Authentication, Presentation and Provenance
- Original presentation
- Original packaging or presentation was not documented in the release sources reviewed.
- Authentication note
- Compare the support, dimensions, edition number, and signature against a documented example of this edition. Gauntlet Gallery does not authenticate works purchased from third parties.
- Provenance note
- Edition origin is attributed in the saved record to Cleon Peterson (Self Released). That does not establish the ownership history of an individual copy: retain the original invoice, reseller or gallery paperwork, labels, correspondence, and condition photographs.
Sources and Verification
Verification status: Secondary catalog snapshot; artist-level context added
- Saved release record — Art Collectorz · secondary catalog snapshot · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Starting record for title, year, edition, dimensions, medium, and release description. Primary confirmation against the original release page remains pending.
- Cleon Peterson — official site — Cleon Peterson studio · primary artist source · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Official artist site; career context, not an individual-edition record.
- Cleon Peterson — Wikipedia · reference encyclopedia · Accessed 2026-07-13 · General artist-level biographical and career reference.
- Cleon Peterson (Q124215748) — Wikidata · reference knowledge base · Accessed 2026-07-13 · Structured identifier used for the artist across catalog metadata.
FAQ
What makes the format unusual?
It is a tall, narrow vertical at 13 x 38.5 inches, unlike his more standard rectangular prints.
What is the edition size?
A limited edition of 100 hand-pulled screen prints.
What colorway is it?
Black and white, Peterson's signature duotone.
What paper is used?
290gsm Coventry Rag paper with deckled edges.
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