Scrap Metal Drypoint #6
1978
Artist, American, born 1944
Printer, American, active late 20th century
Printer, American, born 1951
Publisher

Artwork overview
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Medium
drypoint in sepia on Arches 88 wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
sheet: 89.2 x 212.4 cm (35 1/8 x 83 5/8 in.)
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Accession
1981.5.179
More About this Artwork

Video: Science and Paper: Conserving a Drypoint by Michael Heizer
This video covers the conservation process for Michael Heizer's Scrap Metal Drypoint #6, developed by conservators, curators, and the artist himself.
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art
Associated Names
Exhibition History
2001
Best Impressions: 35 Years of Prints and Sculpture from Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2001-2002.
2015
The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washingtonm, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.
Bibliography
1966
Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 827.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 22.20. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
lower left in graphite: Heizer Gemini 2 78; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: MH78-3012
Markings
embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Wikidata ID
Q74035750