COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1997.248
AMICA Library Year:
2000
Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
Creator Name:
Christo
Creator Nationality:
North American; American
Creator Role:
artist
Creator Dates/Places:
1935
Gender:
M
Creator Birth Place:
Sofia, Bulgaria
Creator Name-CRT:
Christo
Title:
200,000 Cubic Feet Package (Project for Documenta IV, Kassel)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
1968
Creation Start Date:
1968
Creation End Date:
1968
Materials and Techniques:
graphite, plastic, string, metal wire, staples and collage
Dimensions:
Sheet: 70.6cm x 55.6cm x 0cm, Framed: 72cm x 56.9cm x 4.2cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1997.248
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom
Inscriptions:
signed, upper right, in graphite: Christo 1968 ; by artist, across top, in graphite: "200000 CUBiC FEET PACKAGE " / 5,450 CUBiC METRES/ 286 FEET height x 34 FEET diametre / 85M x 9.75M / PROJECT FOR DOCUMENTA IV, KASSEL [slashes part of inscription] ; by artist, in graphite, center left: about / 286 FEET/ (85 METRES) ; by artist, lower left, in graphite: 14-15 FEET / 4.30M. ; by artist, lower left, in graphite: 10.000 KG.
Provenance:
Mr. and Mrs. William D. Wixom, Eastchester, New York
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1997.248.tif
