Earth Mound in a Room with Skylight

1967

Stephen Kaltenbach

Associated Names
Stephen Kaltenbach

Artist, American, born 1940

This is a drawing of an architectural earth mound design. The image shows a conceptual illustration of a room encased in an earthen mound, with a transparent overlay indicating the boxed space surrounding it. The room features a skylight and doors at each end. The earth packed against one door is mixed with clay for structural strength, and the mound is topped with a ground cover. The design includes dotted textures for the earth, lined patterns for the doors, and a brown text description detailing the construction and aesthetic intentions of the space. The color palette is earthy, and geometric outlines are included as in architectural blueprints.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and black ink with colored felt-tip pen on tracing paper

  • Credit Line

    Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 45.7 x 61 cm (18 x 24 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2007.6.298

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1975

  • Painting, Drawing and Sculpture of the '60s and the '70s from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Oct 7 - Nov 18, 1975.

Bibliography

1975

  • Painting, Drawing and Sculpture of the '60s and the '70s from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1975: p. 12.

Inscriptions

lower right in brown felt-tip pen: An / earth / mound for / a room with / a skylight. / The room has a / door at each end. / The floor is carpeted / The earth packed against / one door is mixed with clay / to strengthen the vertical surface / Mound is planted with ground cover. / Stephen Kaltenbach May 1967.

Wikidata ID

Q64632777

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