The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.

1991

Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

Wolfgang Volz

Photographer, German, born 1948

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with photograph by Wolfgang Volz, enamel paint, graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon, and ballpoint pen on heavy gray cardboard

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • 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

    1999.4.19

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Associated Artworks

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The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and U.S.A.

Christo, Wolfgang Volz

1989

The 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

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, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 30, as The Umbrellas, Joint Project for Japan and USA.

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002, no. 30.

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 1990 / ONE WORK OF ART / IN 16 ITEMS / MAY NOT BE SEPARATED / This is No 16

Wikidata ID

Q64539962

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