Building—Blocks for a Doorway
1983-1985
Artist, American, 1940 - 2017
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Publisher
Vito Acconci
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
color photo-etching, softground and hardground etching, and aquatint on two sheets of Arches Cover wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist
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Dimensions
sheet (a): 238.5 × 120 cm (93 7/8 × 47 1/4 in.)
sheet (b): 238.5 × 120 cm (93 7/8 × 47 1/4 in.)
overall: 238.5 × 240.03 cm (93 7/8 × 94 1/2 in.) -
Accession Number
1986.26.4.a-b
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Bibliography
1991
Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, p. 286, no. 4.
Inscriptions
a) "NGA PROOF" lower left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "BUILDING - BLOCKS FOR A DOORWAY" lower composition, graphite, artist's hand.
b) "Vito Acc[onci] 1983-5" lower left composition, graphite.
Markings
a) "© 1985, Graphicstudio / University of South Florida / Tampa, Florida / Left Half of Two-Part Print" verso, lower right sheet, stamped gray ink.
b) [Graphicstudio] chop, lower center. "© 1985, Graphicstudio / University of South Florida / Tampa, Florida / Right Half of Two-Part Print" verso, lower left sheet, stamped gray ink.
Wikidata ID
Q74071310