Little Bent Memphis

1971

Christopher Wilmarth

Associated Names
Christopher Wilmarth

Sculptor, American, 1943 - 1987

The sculpture features a cylindrical glass or clear acrylic tube, partially filled with a white material. The tube is horizontally oriented and suspended with a thin wire or rod vertically attached from the middle. The overall color scheme is stark, with the clear transparency of the tube contrasting against the white filling. The sculpture appears to be an abstract creation, using modern materials, with a clean and polished look. The clear nature of the material gives it an ethereal quality, further emphasized by the visually contrasting elements within and around it.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    glass and steel cable

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Edward R. Broida

  • Dimensions

    overall installed: 106.68 x 233.68 x 12.7 cm (42 x 92 x 5 in.)
    overall (box for glass): 59.7 x 92.7 x 26.7 cm (23 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 10 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.142.33

  • Copyright

    © Estate of Christopher Wilmarth, Courtesy of Betty Cuningham Gallery, New York

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York); purchased May 1984 by Edward R. Broida [1933-2006], Los Angeles; gift (partial and promised) 2005 to NGA; gift completed 2006.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1971

  • [exhibition], Paula Cooper Gallery, New York, 1971.

1984

  • Christopher Wilmarth: Layers. Works from 1961-1984, Hirschl & Adler Modern, New York, 1984, no. 8.

2001

  • Christopher Wilmarth, The Arts Club of Chicago, 2001.

2006

  • Selections from the Collection of Edward R. Broida, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2006, unnumbered brochure, fig. g.

Wikidata ID

Q63863835

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