The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City [top panel]
1997
Christo
Artist, American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020
Artwork overview
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Medium
top panel of two parts: collage with photograph by Wolfgang Volz, aerial photograph, wax crayon, graphite, and tape on wove paper
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Credit Line
Gift of a Private Collector in honor of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel
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Dimensions
Overall: 37.8 x 165 cm (14 7/8 x 64 15/16 in.)
overall size (for both panels): 144.6 x 165 cm (56 15/16 x 64 15/16 in.) -
Accession Number
2001.2.2.a
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Copyright
© Christo 1997
Associated Artworks
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City
Christo
1997
The Gates, Project for Central Park, New York City [bottom panel]
Christo
1997
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Private collection; 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. 57.
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, no. 57.
Inscriptions
lower right in black crayon: Christo 1997; left verso of support in black crayon: (layout) (copyright) Christo 1997 / 8A / ONE WORK IN 2 ITEMS: THESE 2 ITEMS ARE / ONE WORK, THEY MUST NOT BE SEPARATED / AND MUST BE HUNG ACCORDING TO THIS LAY OUT.
Wikidata ID
Q64539997