Building—Blocks for a Doorway, 1983-1985

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Medium

color photo-etching, softground and hardground etching, and aquatint on two sheets of Arches Cover wove paper

Dimensions

sheet (a): 238.5 × 120 cm (93 7/8 × 47 1/4 in.)
sheet (b): 238.5 × 120 cm (93 7/8 × 47 1/4 in.)
overall: 238.5 × 240.03 cm (93 7/8 × 94 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Graphicstudio/University of South Florida and the Artist

Accession Number

1986.26.4.a-b

Artists / Makers

Vito Acconci (artist) American, 1940 - 2017

Deli Sacilotto (printer) American, active late 20th century

George Holzer (printer) American, active late 20th century

Graphicstudio (publisher)

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Inscription

a) "NGA PROOF" lower left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "BUILDING - BLOCKS FOR A DOORWAY" lower composition, graphite, artist's hand.
b) "Vito Acc[onci] 1983-5" lower left composition, graphite.

Marks and Labels

a) "© 1985, Graphicstudio / University of South Florida / Tampa, Florida / Left Half of Two-Part Print" verso, lower right sheet, stamped gray ink.
b) [Graphicstudio] chop, lower center. "© 1985, Graphicstudio / University of South Florida / Tampa, Florida / Right Half of Two-Part Print" verso, lower left sheet, stamped gray ink.

Provenance

Graphicstudio, University of South Florida, Tampa; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

University of South Florida Foundation

Bibliography

1991: Fine, Ruth E., and Mary Lee Corlett. Graphicstudio: Contemporary Art from the Collaborative Workshop at the University of South Florida. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, p. 286, no. 4.