2007.100.47: Model for "Broken Obelisk"
Models
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2007.100.47
- People
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Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
- Title
- Model for "Broken Obelisk"
- Classification
- Models
- Date
- c. 1963
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/318950
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Plaster, pressed paperboard, paint
- Dimensions
- 33.97 x 33.97 x 33.97 cm (13 3/8 x 13 3/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
- Copyright
- © The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Accession Year
- 2007
- Object Number
- 2007.100.47
- Contact
- am_straus@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Model for the pyramidal base of "Broken Obelisk." The pyramid is constructed from three triangular pieces of cardboard, stained brown, and held together with paper and clear plastic tapes. The pyramid is mounted on a square piece of plywood that has been partially painted green. The model has a plexiglas vitrine and a plywood base.
Subjects and Contexts
- Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection