Harvard Art Museums > 1976.16.2: Perspective drawing and topographic survey map for "Running Fence" Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Perspective drawing and topographic survey map for "Running Fence" (Christo) , 1976.16.2,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/309082. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1976.16.2 People Christo, American (Sofia, Bulgaria 1935 - 2020 New York, NY) Title Perspective drawing and topographic survey map for "Running Fence" Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 1975 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/309082 Physical Descriptions Medium Collage of colored crayons, graphite, fabric, map, and masking tape Technique Collage Dimensions sight: 55 x 71 cm (21 5/8 x 27 15/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: graphite, center left: Christo 1975 inscription: upper edge, graphite, in artist's hand: 7 3/8"-- approximately 18'0 - 2 1/8 - 6'0" / 5" - 12'0" / UPPER cable 9/16" diameter PREFORMED plow steel wire rope, continuous with special "fused" [hooks?] - to steel Role 3 1/2" diam [st--] length 21'0" inscription: upper center, red ink: 62'0" / c/e inscription: center, graphite, in artist's hand: SOIL ANCHOR FOR GUY WIRE - ULT. CAP'T REQ'D = 9.900 LB WITH LEVEL SPANS inscription: center, graphite, in artist's hand: RUNNING FENCE / PROJECT FOR SONOMA COUNTY AND MARIN COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Provenance Recorded Ownership History Cecil Altman, Geneva, Switzerland, gift; to the Fogg Art Museum, 1976. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Cecil Altmann Copyright © Christo / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 1976 Object Number 1976.16.2 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Related Works 1976.16 Christo Project Documentation for "Running Fence" Drawings Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
