Chicago Loop

1978

Barbara Crane

Associated Names
Barbara Crane

Artist, American, 1928 - 2019

The image displays broken slabs and wires arranged in an abstract pattern on a vertical surface. The structure is made of fragmented concrete, resembling a stack of shattered stone or a dilapidated wall. The wires and rebar create a crisscrossing grid. In the background, there are geometrical outlines resembling scaffolding or building supports. The setting suggests a partially demolished structure.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Barbara Crane Estate, Chicago; John Parsley, Houston, TX (through Stephen Daiter Gallery, Chicago); gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, center in graphite: Barbara Crane / 1978 / LOOP SERIES; top center: Top [upward arrow]; by unknown hand, top right: 78-0-2065 / -005


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