J. S. G. Boggs: Life Size and in Color

Abstract

The cover of Visible Language represents Boggs’ latest artifactual volley in the ongoing saga of his legal conflict with the United States Secret Service. At issue are the slippery definitions of such words as "likeness" and "similitude." This article sets out the humble and unexpected origins of Boggs’ transactional art along with a brief chronology of events relating to legal conflicts concerning his art. At issue are the artist’s first and fifth amendment rights.