Detail View: The AMICA Library: Forms in Space

AMICA ID: 
WMAA.77.58
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Name: 
Storrs, John
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1885-1956
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
John Storrs
Title: 
Forms in Space
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
ca. 1924
Creation Start Date: 
1924
Creation End Date: 
1924
Materials and Techniques: 
Aluminum, brass, copper and wood on marble base
Dimensions: 
Overall 28 1/2 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.(72.39 x 14.29 x 13.49 cm. )Base 5 13/16 x 5 5/8 x 5 5/16 in.
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
72.39
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
14.29
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Depth
Measurement Value: 
13.49
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
77.58
Credit Line: 
Gift of Charles Simon
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Collection of the artist, ca. 1924-1956Estate of the artist, 1956-1977Schoelkopf Gallery, New York, 1976Charles Simon, New York, 1977
Condition: 
04/16/1993 ,Needs conservation ,Dusty overall; triangle shaped inlay piece loose,center right (see cond. report); marble base top soiled; tiny chips along edge, topcenter column ,
Context - Date: 
1924 - 1924
Context - Person: 
Storrs John
Context - Person: 
Simon Charles
Exhibition History: 
"In a Classical Vein: Selections from the Permanent Collection"
Exhibition History: 
(1) "American Art 1900-1940: A History Reconsidered"
Exhibition History: 
(2)American Art, 1900-1940: A History Reconsidered
Exhibition History: 
Works from the Charles Carpenter and Charles Simon Collections
Exhibition History: 
In the City: Urban Views 1900-1940
Exhibition History: 
In the City: Urban Views 1900-1940
Related Work Description: 
FORMS IN SPACE #1, 1920-23, marble, 76 3/4 x 12 5/8 x 85/8 in., WMAA 84.37FORMS IN SPACE #2, c. 1924, bronze, copper, steel,volcanite, 30 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/4 in., Arts Club ofChicago, IllinoisSTUDY IN FORM (FORMS IN SPACE), c. 1924, bronze, 19 3/4x 12 x 12 1/4 in., Hirshhorn Museum and SculptureGarden, Washington, D.C.STUDY IN PURE FORM (FORMS IN SPACE #4), c. 1924, steel,copper, brass, 12 1/4 x 3 x 1 1/2 in., Hirshhorn Museumand Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Related Image Identifier Link: 
WMAA.01165.tif