The Area of Manhattan Between 117 Hester St. and the Three Galleries where Sol LeWitt has had Exhibitions of His Work: The John Weber Gallery, 420 West Broadway, the Divan Gallery, the John Daniels Gallery

1977

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names
Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

The image shows an aerial view of a densely packed urban area. The horizon is not visible as it is a top-down perspective. Buildings, streets, and blocks are arranged in a grid-like pattern, extending across the entire triangular frame of the photograph. The style is reminiscent of an architectural or satellite view, focusing on the structural layout and details of the cityscape. The color palette is monochromatic, composed of greyscale tones, emphasizing the light and shadow contrast and the density and complexity of the city structures within the composition.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

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

2011

  • Light Years: Conceptual Art and the Photograph, 1965-1977, The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, 2011 - 2012, unnumbered catalogue.

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, 65

Inscriptions

center verso in black felt-tip pen: THE AREA / OF MANHATTAN / BETWEEN / 117 HESTER ST / AND THE / THREE GALLERIES / WHERE SOL / LEWITT HAS HAD / EXHIBITION OF / HIS WORK: / THE JOHN WEBER / GALLERY, 420 / WEST BROADWAY, THE DWAN GALLERY, / THE JOHN DANIELS / GALLERY. / R 747

Wikidata ID

Q64170624

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