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Identification and Creation

Object Number
CW2001.786.30
People
Christopher Wilmarth, American (Sonoma, CA 1943 - 1987 New York, NY)
Title
Personal notes and thoughts on the writings of Matisse; verso: continuation of same
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, sketchbook page
Date
1974-1975
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/71298

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black ink on white wove paper with perforations; verso: same
Dimensions
20.8 x 14.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Christopher Wilmarth Archive, Gift of Susan Wilmarth-Rabineau
Copyright
© Estate of Christopher Wilmarth
Accession Year
2001
Object Number
CW2001.786.30
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Page 30 of sketchbook:
On recto and continued on verso: quotes from a book of writings by Matisse copied out with Wilmarth's thoughts and own personal notes/statements. Ends with "I want to make sculpture that is (contains) like (all) the expressions of a face."

Subjects and Contexts

  • Wilmarth

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