The Forest (White House)

2019

Robert Longo

Artist, American, born 1953

Robert Longo

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    charcoal on three sheets of paper mounted to aluminum

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Clifford Ross

  • Dimensions

    overall: 243.84 × 711.2 cm (96 × 280 in.)
    panel (.a): 249.24 × 206.06 cm (98 1/8 × 81 1/8 in.)
    panel (.b): 249.24 × 310.2 cm (98 1/8 × 122 1/8 in.)
    panel (.c): 249.24 × 206.06 cm (98 1/8 × 81 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.6.2.a-c

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; Pace Gallery, New York; gifted to the NGA, Washington, 2023

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • Robert Longo: Amerika, Metro Pictures, New York, April 25-May 24, 2019

2020

  • Robert Longo: Storm of Hope, Jeffrey Deitch, Los Angeles, November 21, 2020 - February 27, 2021

2021

  • Storm of Hope: Law & Disorder, Palm Springs Art Museum, CA, June 26-2021 - March 27, 2022

2023

  • Robert Longo Drawings: Engines of State, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2023-2024.


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