The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.
1991
Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020
Photographer, German, born 1948
Artwork overview
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Medium
collage with photograph by Wolfgang Volz, printed topographic contour map, enamel paint, graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon, and tape on paperboard
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 35.5 x 28 cm (14 x 11 in.)
framed: 36.3 x 28.6 x 3.3 cm (14 5/16 x 11 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.) -
Accession
1999.4.9
Associated Artworks
See all 15 artworksThe Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.
Christo, Wolfgang Volz
1991
The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.
Christo
1990
The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.
Christo, Wolfgang Volz
1990
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Acquired from the artist by Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel, New York; gift 1999 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2002
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002, no. 37.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 37, as The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA.
Bibliography
2002
Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003.
Inscriptions
lower right in graphite: Christo 1991; center verso of support in black crayon: (copyright) Christo 1991 / ONE WORK OF ART / IN 16 ITEMS / MAY NOT BE SEPARATED / This is No 6
Wikidata ID
Q64539951