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Christo: American, born Bulgaria, 1935

Wrapped Book
1972: book, canvas, and rope; overall: 30.4 x 29.2 x 2.5 cm (11 15/16 x 11 1/2 x 1 in.); The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel; 1991.241.47; Not on View

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lower left reverse: Christo / A.P. 5

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Exhibition History

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, 2002-2003, no. 3, repro., as Wrapped Book 1973.