Over the River, Project for Arkansas River, State of Colorado

2010

Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with graphite, enamel paint, wax crayon, photograph by Wolfgang Volz, topographic map, fabric sample and masking tape on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet (approximate): 43.18 × 55.88 cm (17 × 22 in.)
    framed: 43.82 × 56.52 × 3.18 cm (17 1/4 × 22 1/4 × 1 1/4 in.)

  • Accession

    2011.132.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: Christo / 2010; across top in graphite and blue enamel paint: Over the River (project) for Arkansas River, State of Colorado/Fremont and Chaffee Counties, US #50 and Union Pacific / height 8'-25'0" above (water) River level / Suspended Fabric panels (polypropylene) width from 45'0" to 120'0" length 35'0" from steel cables length 90'0" to 220'0" protoprimed steel dia 9/16"; upper right verso of frame in black crayon: (copyright) CHRISTO 2010

Wikidata ID

Q64540014

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