Untitled (Put Your Head Here)

1969

Jim Nutt

Associated Names
Jim Nutt

Sculptor, American, born 1938

This is a photograph of a chair with a bright red seat and back adorned with graphic designs. The chair has a yellow tubular frame, with an abstract artwork on the backrest in colors like black and teal. The backrest features a phrase "PUT YOUR HEAD HERE". The chair's design is eye-catching and bold, with small decorative details on the yellow frame. The seat has a whimsical design that may resemble a fish, linking to themes of playfulness or creativity. The unique color palette and design of the chair suggest a mix of functional design with artistic expression.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Found at a second-hand store and painted for a 1969 exhibition in Washington; purchased 1975 by Frances Fralin, Arlington;[1] gift 1991 to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art.
[1] The chair was shown at a 1969 exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery - Dupont Center, which had formerly been the Washington Gallery of Modern Art until it merged with the Corcoran in 1968. After the exhibition the chair was moved to the Corcoran along with everything else from the Dupont Center, and was later placed in a miscellaneous Corcoran sale, where Fralin purchased it. Fralin worked at both the Washington Gallery of Modern Art and the Corcoran. See her letter of 18 July 1991 to Phyllis Kind, in NGA curatorial files.

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Exhibition History

1969

  • The Hairy Who, Corcoran Gallery - Dupont Center (formerly Washington Gallery of Modern Art), Washington, 16 April - 11 May 1969.

2018

  • Hairy Who? 1966 – 1969, Art Institute of Chicago, 2018-2019, no. 86, repro.

Inscriptions

on chair back: PUT YOUR HEAD HERE; on chair seat: Right Here / COVER UP; on proper right chair arm, front to back: PUT YOUR ARMS HERE; on proper left chair arm, back to front: PUT YOUR ARMS ..RE

Wikidata ID

Q63864093

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