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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2007.100.45.8
People
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/321098

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
38.2 × 53.1 cm (15 1/16 × 20 7/8 in.)

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
2007.100.45.8
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
One of eight models for "Broken Obelisk." The model consists of a single rectangular piece of cardboard with a linear ball point pen drawing of a triangle, bisected vertically, toward one side of the board.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection

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