Study for "Steam"

1969

Robert Morris

Associated Names
Robert Morris

Artist, American, 1931 - 2018

The image displays swirling, wavy lines forming a loose rectangular shape. Annotations and arrows point to various parts, such as "steam outlets" and "nozzle limited toward center," guiding the viewer's understanding of the shapes. The sketch includes a labeled "X-section" at the bottom, featuring horizontal lines and annotations like "hose to source" and "grade."

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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1969; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2006

  • Redefined: Modern and Contemporary Art from the Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2006

2012

  • Materializing "Six Years": Lucy R. Lippard and the Emergence of Conceptual Art, Brooklyn Museum, New York, 2012

Bibliography

1983

  • Simmons, Linda Crocker and with the assistance of Adrianne J. Humphrey, et al. American Drawings, Watercolors, Pastels, and Collages in the Collection of the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Washington, DC: Corcoran Gallery of Art, 1983: p. 243, no. 1619.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: R Morris / 69

Wikidata ID

Q64629006

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