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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1982.80
People
Louise Nevelson, American (Kyiv, Ukraine (formerly part of the Russian Empire) 1899 - 1988 New York, NY)
Title
Untitled
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1959
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/227931

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wood painted black (two pieces)
Dimensions
121.92 x 69.85 x 60.96 cm (48 x 27 1/2 x 24 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: top of base: Nevelson

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Louise Nevelson, sold (through [Grand Central Galleries, New York, New York]); to Lois Orswell, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1982.

NOTE: Provenance from donor.


Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Lois Orswell
Copyright
© Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1982
Object Number
1982.80
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Marjorie B. Cohn and Sarah Kianovsky, Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, exh. cat., Harvard University Art Museums (Cambridge, MA, 2002), cat. no. 179, fig. 156

Exhibition History

  • Lois Orswell, David Smith, and Modern Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 09/21/2002 - 02/16/2003

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