The Plush
1963-1964
Sculptor, American, 1922 - 1981
Artwork overview
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Medium
cotton pile shag carpet with latex backing, cast iron, paint, wood, and metal casters
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 149.8 × 73.7 × 53.3 cm (59 × 29 × 21 in.)
gross weight: 34.02 kg (75 lb.) -
Accession
2014.136.287
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Allan Frumkin, New York), at least in 1967;[1] (Rolf G. Nelson, Los Angeles), at least in 1968-1969;[2] Samuel J. Wagstaff, Jr. [1921-1987], New York, by 1976; gift 1979 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2014 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] Frumkin lent the sculpture to an exhibition that was shown in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, April to October 1967.
[2] Nelson lent the sculpture to an exhibition that was shown in Los Angeles and Chicago, November 1968 to March 1969.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1967
American Sculpture of the Sixties, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1967, no. 154, repro.
1968
H.C. Westermann, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, 1968-1969, no. 24, repro.
1978
H.C.W [H.C. Westermann], Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1978, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
1980
H.C. Westermann, Serpentine Gallery, London, 1980-1981, no. 10, repro.
1988
H.C. Westermann: Sculpture and Drawing, Lennon, Weinberg, Inc., New York, 1988, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
1999
The American Century: Art and Culture 1900-2000, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1999-2000.
2019
H.C. Westermann: Goin' Home, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, 2019, unnumbered catalogue, repro.
Inscriptions
stamped in center of rolling base: FRONT; stamped on underside of rolling base: H.C. WESTERMANN / CONN. 1963-64 / THE PLUSH
Wikidata ID
Q63864035