id:			146149
accession number:	1971.48
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.48
updated:		2023-12-06 09:05:08.440000

Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 1969. Christo (American, 1935–2020). Collage: photograph, graphite, wax crayon, fabric, cotton, twine, staples, black crayon; overall: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland 1971.48 © Christo 1969

title:				Wrapped Wool Bales: Project for Keith Murdoch Court, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
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creation date:			1969
creation date earliest:		1969
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Gift of Agnes Gund for the Fiftieth Anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland
copyright:			© Christo 1969

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	collage: photograph, graphite, wax crayon, fabric, cotton, twine, staples, black crayon
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - American 20th Century
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Christo (American, 1935–2020)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

	title:		Ten Years in Review
	opening date:   1978-12-08T05:00:00
	<i>Ten Years in Review</i>. The New Gallery of Contemporary Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 8, 1978-January 6, 1979).

	title:		America Draws
	opening date:   1984-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>America Draws</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1984-March 17, 1985).

	title:		Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors
	opening date:   1995-11-22T05:00:00
	<i>Changing Dimensions: Works on Paper by Sculptors</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996).

	title:		American Drawings from the Permanent Collection
	opening date:   1998-04-19T00:00:00
	<i>American Drawings from the Permanent Collection</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 19-July 12, 1998).

	title:		Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Early Works, 1958-69
	opening date:   2001-09-08T00:00:00
	<i>Christo and Jeanne-Claude: Early Works, 1958-69</i>. Martin Gropius Bau (September 8-December 30, 2001).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland Museum of Art, 1995-1996: Changing Dimensions:  Works on Paper by Sculptors:  November 22, 1995-January 24, 1996, no cat.<br>Cleveland, Ohio:  The Cleveland Museum of Art; 4/19/98 - 7/12/98.  "American Drawings from the Permanent Collection."<br>Martin Gropius Bau Museum, Berlin; September 8-December 30, 2001.  "Christo and Jeanne-Claude:  Early Works, 1958-69," exh. cat. no. 140, p. 93.

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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art, “Art Museum Acquires Three Works of Art by Christo<em> Christo &amp; Jeanne-Claude to Give Lecture at CMA</em>,” April 24, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
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	url:		https://archive.org/details/cmapr4038

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