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Seagram Building Project

1968

Ben Berns

Associated Names

Ben Berns

Artist, American, 1936 - 2007

The image displays a combination of straight and geometric lines, with a red angular shape overlaid on a cityscape. There is a large rectangular building with grid-like windows at the center, resembling a modern skyscraper. The red lines create a zigzag pattern throughout the structure, reminiscent of lightning bolts. In the background are various buildings, some with detailed facades resembling early 20th-century architecture, completing the urban setting contrasted with the bold red lines.

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Artwork overview

Medium

photolithograph and color screenprint on glossy card stock
Credit Line

Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase, Mary E. Maxwell Fund)
Dimensions

image: 62.87 × 47.15 cm (24 3/4 × 18 9/16 in.)
sheet: 76.84 × 59.06 cm (30 1/4 × 23 1/4 in.)
Accession Number

2015.19.2489

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left on plate: Photo Ezra Stoller, Ass.; lower left in graphite: 124/135; lower right in graphite: Ben Berns '68

Wikidata ID

Q77011572

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