2019.16.6: Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

Identification and Creation

Object Number

2019.16.6

People

Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)

Title

Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes, right page)

Other Titles

Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: arcosanti/Grand Rapids Carousel - referred to as "Boston Commons"

Classification

Drawings

Work Type

drawing, sketchbook page

Date

1978

Culture

German

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/380594

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Black marker on paper

Dimensions

open (approx.): 35.6 × 56.8 cm (14 × 22 3/8 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

• inscription: In black marker: now; probably 1500' / ALL ONE TUBE / sometimes wildly / undulating due to / strong winds in the / evening hours, around / & after sundown // hauled up one end by / construction crane; left / if hooked to crane hook; / then left if alone (in the / dark); it tore loose; flew / freely attached only at the / other end; then we hauled / the whole thing in (Bill Cadogan / plus many formidable volun- / teers from the spirited / Arcosanti Festival.) / End about 9PM

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

Accession Year

2019

Object Number

2019.16.6

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

Pages 11-12

Related Works

• 2019.16

  Otto Piene

  Sketchbook: arcosanti/Grand Rapids Carousel - referred to as "Boston Commons"

  Drawings

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