Detail View: The AMICA Library: Achilles' Heel
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AMICA ID:
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WMAA.91.49.2a-c
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Orientation/Arrangement:
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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)
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Creator Name:
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di Suvero, Mark
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; American
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator Dates/Places:
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American, 1933-
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Gender:
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M
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mark di Suvero
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Title:
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Achilles' Heel
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Title Type:
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Title
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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1968-1969
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Creation Start Date:
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1968
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Creation End Date:
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1969
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Materials and Techniques:
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Welded steel and stainless steel wire on aluminum base
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State:
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Unique
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Dimensions:
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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.
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Height
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Measurement Value:
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87.31
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Width
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Measurement Value:
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92.08
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Component Measured:
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Object
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Measurement Dimension:
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Depth
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Measurement Value:
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91.44
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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Whitney Museum of American Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York, USA
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ID Number:
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91.49.2a-c
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin in honor of Tom Armstrong
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Parts and Pieces:
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91.49.2a,a) Top,a) Top; 91.49.2b,b) Stand,b) Stand; 91.49.2c,c) Base,c) Base
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Inscriptions:
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Label, on bottom: Case 838
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Artist's collectionRichard Bellamy, Noah Goldwsky Gallery, NY 1970Mrs. Robert M. Benjamin, NY 1970 - 1991
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Condition:
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02/21/1992,Satisfactory,Rusting and other aging are parts of the artist'sconception of the work ,
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Context - Date:
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1968 - 1969
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Context - Person:
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DiSuvero
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Context - Person:
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Benjamin Helen W.
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Exhibition History:
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"In a Classical Vein: Selections from the Permanent Collection"
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Exhibition History:
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"An American Story"
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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WMAA.01031.tif
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