Mid Day
1972
Sculptor, American, 1921 - 2004
NGA, East Building, EM-203, W
Artwork overview
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Medium
acrylic on wood
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 305.3 x 65 x 34.4 cm (120 3/16 x 25 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.)
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Accession
1975.44.1
More About this Artwork
Article: Poet Victoria Chang Responds to a Sculpture by Anne Truitt
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(André Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1973); Harry and Margery Kahn, New York; gift 1975 to NGA.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1974
Recent Acquisitions and Promised Gifts: Sculpture, Drawings, Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1974, no. XXI, repro.
2009
Anne Truitt: Perception and Reflection, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, 2009-2010, unnumbered catalogue, pl. 19.
2017
In the Tower: Anne Truitt, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2017-2018, unnumbered brochure.
Bibliography
1974
Hopps, Walter. Anne Truitt: Sculpture and Drawings 1961-1973. Washington, DC, 1974: no. 82.
1994
Sculpture: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: 225, repro.
Inscriptions
inscribed on bottom: Truitt / 12 Aug '72
Wikidata ID
Q63854320