Detail View: The AMICA Library: Untitled American President

AMICA ID: 
WMAA.93.99a-b
AMICA Library Year: 
2001
Object Type: 
Sculpture
Creator Name: 
Kienholz, Edward
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1927-1994
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Edward Kienholz
Title: 
Untitled American President
Title Type: 
Title
View: 
Full View
Creation Date: 
1962
Creation Start Date: 
1962
Creation End Date: 
1962
Materials and Techniques: 
Metal, plastic, fabric, paint and chain on wood with ceramic base
Dimensions: 
Overall 60 1/4 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.(153.04 x 34.29 x 34.29 cm. )93.99a 25 x 8 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.93.99b 35 3/16 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Height
Measurement Value: 
153.04
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Width
Measurement Value: 
34.29
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Component Measured: 
Object
Measurement Dimension: 
Depth
Measurement Value: 
34.29
Measurement Unit: 
cm
Measurement Unit: 
cm
AMICA Contributor: 
Whitney Museum of American Art
Owner Location: 
New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 
93.99a-b
Credit Line: 
Purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee
Parts and Pieces: 
93.99a,a),a)
Parts and Pieces: 
93.99b,b) Base,b) Base
Rights: 
Provenance: 
Collection of the artistCollection Mr. and Mrs. John F. Thompson
Condition: 
10/29/1993 ,Satisfactory ,Wood base heavily scratched and nicked, especially atbottom edge; paint chiping on sculpture; soiled overall ,
Context - Date: 
1962 - 1962
Context - Person: 
Kienholz Edward
Context - Person: 
Painting and Sculpture Committee
Context - Person: 
Zabriskie Gallery
Context - Person: 
Kaufman Elaine
Context - Person: 
Norton Peter
Context - Person: 
Palmer James R.
Context - Person: 
Landau Jon
Exhibition History: 
"Old Glory: The American Flag in Contemporary Art"
Exhibition History: 
"Beat Culture and the New America: 1950-1965"
Related Image Identifier Link: 
WMAA.00788.tif