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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
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6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Purple Star

1967

Richard Tuttle

Associated Names

Richard Tuttle

Artist, American, born 1941

The image features wide, elongated, dark purple lines that intersect and overlap to form a zigzag pattern on a plain beige background. The abstract form may resemble a stylized letter "M" or the flaps of an accordion. The design conveys a sense of movement or repetition, with a simplistic and intriguing composition that appears as a minimalist dance of shapes on the canvas.

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Artwork overview

Medium

watercolor and graphite on newsprint
Credit Line

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Dimensions

overall: 38.5 x 29.5 cm (15 3/16 x 11 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

2007.6.173

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Herbert and Dorothy Vogel, New York; gift to NGA, 2007.

Associated Names

Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Vogel

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 2 purple 1 black

Wikidata ID

Q64628663

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