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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.100.73
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Sketches for Broken Obelisk
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1963/1967 or 1963/1969
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/319025

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite sketch on white printed stationery
Dimensions
27.94 x 21.59 cm (11 x 8 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • (not assigned): Verso: black printing ink: "ISI / Industrial Sites Incorporated / 166 Chapel Street / New Haven, Conn. 06513 / TEL. (203) 777-4782."

    Verso: watermark: "Weston Bond / 25% Cotton Fiber."

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
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
2007.100.73
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Broken Obelisk Sketches

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection