COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
WMAA.95.85a-b
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Sculpture
Orientation/Arrangement :
Cork with lever for moving and storage: The cork, part b), is only for exhibition. Theartist designed an accessory, a cork with lever, which replaces part b) for moving and storage. It presses on the figure to keep it in place. NOTE: Per Charles Ray, there is a spot ofbrown paint on the bottle that should not be removed. Please see file for email message datedMay 4, 1999.
Creator Name:
Ray, Charles
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1953-
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Charles Ray
Title:
Puzzle Bottle
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1995
Creation Start Date:
1995
Creation End Date:
1995
Materials and Techniques:
Glass, painted wood and cork
Dimensions:
Overall 13 3/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (33.97 x 9.53 x 9.53 cm. )
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Height
Measurement Value:
33.97
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Width
Measurement Value:
9.53
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Depth
Measurement Value:
9.53
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Unit:
cm
AMICA Contributor:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
95.85a-b
Credit Line:
Purchase, with funds from the Contemporary Painting and Sculpture Committeeand Barbara and Eugene Schwartz
Parts and Pieces:
95.85a,a) Bottle with figure,a) Bottle with figure
Parts and Pieces:
95.85b,b) Cork,b) Cork
Parts and Pieces:
95.85a-bAccessory 1,Cork with lever for moving and storage
Provenance:
Collection of the artist, 1995
Condition:
06/27/1995 ,Good ,Glued to pedestal from exhibition ,
Context - Date:
1995 - 1995
Context - Person:
Schwartz Eugene M.
Context - Person:
Ray Charles
Context - Person:
Ray Charles
Context - Person:
Contemporary Committee
Exhibition History:
"Altered and Irrational"
Exhibition History:
"Art at the End of the Century: Selections from the Whitney Museum of American Art" (aka:"Multiple Identity"
Exhibition History:
Charles Ray
Exhibition History:
The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000 (Part II)
Exhibition History:
The Measure of All Things: Figure and Portrait in Contemporary Art
Related Image Identifier Link:
WMAA.00916.tif
