Harvard Art Museums > 2019.7.23: Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (notes, right page) 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"Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (notes, right page) (Otto Piene) , 2019.7.23,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 10, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/374923. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2019.7.23 People Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany) Title Untitled (notes, left page); Untitled (notes, right page) Other Titles Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Honolulu/Food Show/Boston Classification Drawings Work Type sketchbook page, drawing Date 1974 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/374923 Physical Descriptions Medium Blue pen on paper Dimensions open (approx.): 39.2 × 55.9 cm (15 7/16 × 22 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: Left page; blue pen: [cont. from 2019.7.22] houtted agains the left and / right portion of the wall / the middle area lends it- / self favorably to a wall / sculpture. / This field sculpture will / consist of ca. 150 stainless steel rods, / of lengths varying fr [strikethrough] between / 1 and five feet, each with / an optically potent high-lead- / content-glass prism mounted / on its tip. The rods will from / a cluster of horizontally pro- / truding STAR STICKS. Thier arrange- / ment will follow an astron- / onmical star cluster the image / of which will be contributed by / scientists of the U of H inscription: Right page; blue pen: Inst. of Astronomy (the clients). / During the daytime the sun / will cast long shadows of the / rods on the wall painted in / an off-white color, and the [strikethrough] / sunlight will also cast spectral / projections caused by [strikethrough] originating from the prisms / onto the wall and other sur- / faces of the courtyard. The / shadows and specrtra will change [strikethrough] wander / (and dissappear and reappear [carroted in]) as the positions of the sun - and / weather - change - thus / bringing on [strikethrough] emphasizing seasonal and time / changes. / The ocnfigurations of the prisms will be calculated by / Inst. of Astr. personnel who / will also advise on further detail / of lighting that is to support [strikethrough] enhance / night time effects of the field [cont. 2019.7.24] Provenance Recorded Ownership History Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2018. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene Copyright © Otto Piene Estate Accession Year 2019 Object Number 2019.7.23 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. Descriptions Description Pages 45-46 Subjects and Contexts Animating the Page Related Works 2019.7 Otto Piene Sketchbook: Honolulu/Food Show/Boston 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