Hanging Islands

conceived 1966, refabricated 2015

Charles Ross

Sculptor, American, born 1937

Long prisms hang in rows within a nickel-gray room in this installation. The prisms come toward us in this view. A row of long prisms hang closely together to our right, and shorter prisms are hung in groups farther away from us. They cast long silvery-gray and black shadows on the ground, and hints of rainbows stripe the walls.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    acrylic and metal (36 prisms)

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Virginia Dwan

  • Dimensions

    overall (variable): 426.72 × 426.72 × 7.62 cm (168 × 168 × 3 in.)
    gross weight: 158.759 kg (350 lb.)

  • Accession

    2016.19.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Virginia Dwan, New York; gift 2015 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2018

  • Spaces: Works from the Collection, 1966-1976, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2018-2019, no catalogue.

Wikidata ID

Q63863819

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