Detail View: The AMICA Library: Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1971.48
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Drawings and Watercolors
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Creator Name:
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Christo
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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1935
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Birth Place:
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Sofia, Bulgaria
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Christo
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Title:
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Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1969
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Creation Start Date:
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1969
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Creation End Date:
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1969
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Materials and Techniques:
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collage: photograph, graphite, wax crayon, fabric, cotton, twine, staples, black crayon
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Classification Term:
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Drawing
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 71.1cm x 55.9cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1971.48
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Agnes Gund for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland
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Copyright:
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? Christo 1969
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Rights:
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Context:
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Christo's monumental, but temporary interventions into cityscapes and landscapes challenge habitual perception. Predictability is interrupted when a familiar building is covered in fabric, for instance, and becomes a new focus of attention. Christo's comment on the transitory nature of his projects, "I seek the involuntary beauty of the ephemeral," indicates that he relishes the memory of creating a satisfying yet unrepeatable experience. Christo's projects include hanging a curtain across a valley in Colorado and wrapping the Pont-Neuf in Paris the and Reichstag in Berlin. To finance these costly undertakings, Christo makes many drawings, collages, and prints. The proceeds from these artworks are then used to fund the installations. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020670.tif
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