COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
WMAA.91.49.2a-c
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Sculpture
Orientation/Arrangement :
c: According to the artist the lengths of fine cable are crucial to the work and should never be dismantled (see artists questionnaire in Cataloguing Office)
Creator Name:
di Suvero, Mark
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
Artist
Creator Dates/Places:
American, 1933-
Gender:
M
Creator Name-CRT:
Mark di Suvero
Title:
Achilles' Heel
Title Type:
Title
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1968-1969
Creation Start Date:
1968
Creation End Date:
1969
Materials and Techniques:
Welded steel and stainless steel wire on aluminum base
State:
Unique
Dimensions:
Overall 34 3/8 x 36 1/4 x 36 in. (87.31 x 92.08 x 91.44 cm. ) 91.49.2a 14 x 36 1/4 x 23 7/8 in. 91.49.2b 20 1/4 x 11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in. 91.49.2c 1/8 x 36 1/8 x 36 in.
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Height
Measurement Value:
87.31
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Width
Measurement Value:
92.08
Measurement Unit:
cm
Component Measured:
Object
Measurement Dimension:
Depth
Measurement Value:
91.44
Measurement Unit:
cm
Measurement Unit:
cm
AMICA Contributor:
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
ID Number:
91.49.2a-c
Credit Line:
Gift of Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin in honor of Tom Armstrong
Parts and Pieces:
91.49.2a,a) Top,a) Top; 91.49.2b,b) Stand,b) Stand; 91.49.2c,c) Base,c) Base
Inscriptions:
Label, on bottom: Case 838
Provenance:
Artist's collectionRichard Bellamy, Noah Goldwsky Gallery, NY 1970Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin, NY 1970 - 1991
Condition:
02/21/1992,Satisfactory,Rusting and other aging are parts of the artist'sconception of the work ,
Context - Date:
1968 - 1969
Context - Person:
DiSuvero
Context - Person:
Benjamin Helen W.
Exhibition History:
"In a Classical Vein: Selections from the Permanent Collection"
Exhibition History:
"An American Story"
Related Image Identifier Link:
WMAA.01031.tif
