Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida

1983

Christo

Associated Names
Christo

Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

The image shows a combination of straight and curved lines in a grid pattern over an aerial view of an island. Bold pink shapes resembling fabric wrap around the island, bordered by water. Handwritten notes with dimensions and descriptions accompany the image, providing an architectural or planning perspective.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    collage with photograph by Wolfgang Volz, enamel paint, graphite, colored pencil, ballpoint pen, and tape on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    Overall: 31.8 x 33 cm (12 1/2 x 13 in.)
    framed: 32.7 x 34 x 3.3 cm (12 7/8 x 13 3/8 x 1 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2001.9.6

  • Copyright

    © Christo 1983

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York; gift 2001 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. 20, as Surrounded Islands, Project for Biscayne Bay, Greater Miami, Florida.

2009

  • Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Asheville Art Museum, Asheville, 2009, unnumbered catalogue.

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 / 1983; upper left verso of support in black crayon: (copyright) Christo 1983

Wikidata ID

Q64539970

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