A Photo of Central Manhattan with the Area between the Central Park Zoo, the Main Library Branch, and the Central Post Office Cut Out

1977

Sol LeWitt

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Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

The image shows a large, triangular white shape overlaid on an aerial view of a densely populated urban landscape with streets and buildings arranged in a grid-like pattern. The contrast between the white shape and the city below creates an abstract and modern artistic effect. The positioning of the triangle over the city map may suggest highlighting a specific area within the urban environment. The rivers and docks near the city grid could indicate a harbor area when seen from above.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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Exhibition History

1987

  • Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 3 May-5 June 1987

Bibliography

1987

  • Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 1987, 66

Inscriptions

center verso in black felt-tip pen: A PHOTO OF CENTRAL / MANHATTAN WITH / THE AREA BETWEEN / THE CENTRAL PARK ZOO, / THE MAIN LIBRARY BRANCH, / AND THE CENTRAL POST / OFFICE CUTOUT. R737 / S.LEWITT

Wikidata ID

Q64170638

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