Whitechapel Slate Circle

1981

Richard Long

Associated Names
Richard Long

Artist, British, born 1945

The image shows a sculpture called the "Whitechapel Slate Circle," featuring approximately 408 stones arranged in a circular pattern. The stones are varied in size and length, placed closely together in a haphazard manner. The stones are depicted in pencil, without colors. The circle has a diameter of 15 feet (457 cm), and there are handwritten instructions accompanying the visual representation, detailing the process of creating the circle. The instructions clarify that the illustration is for instructional purposes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with red pencil on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    overall: 29.7 x 20.9 cm (11 11/16 x 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.76.2


Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

across top in red pencil: WHITECHAPEL SLATE CIRCLE; across top in graphite: CERTIFICATE / (ABOUT) 408 STONES DIAMETER 15 FEET/457 CM / Richard Long LONDON 1981; detailed instructions on construction of sculpture across bottom third of drawing

Wikidata ID

Q64628544

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