id:			155924
accession number:	1991.214
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1991.214
updated:		2023-08-23 23:12:03.498000

Plate Prop Roll, 1969. Richard Serra (American, b. 1938). Lead; roll: 147.3 x 9 cm (58 x 3 9/16 in.); flat plate: 116.8 x 121.9 x 1.9 cm (46 x 48 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Agnes Gund 1991.214 © Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Plate Prop Roll
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creation date:			1969
creation date earliest:		1969
creation date latest:		1969
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creditline:			Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Agnes Gund
copyright:			© Richard Serra / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	lead
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Richard Serra (American, b. 1938)  - artist

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measurements: Roll: 147.3 x 9 cm (58 x 3 9/16 in.); Flat plate: 116.8 x 121.9 x 1.9 cm (46 x 48 x 3/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary
	opening date:   1992-10-27T05:00:00
	<i>Signs of Affection: Gifts Honoring the Museum's 75th Anniversary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 27, 1992-January 3, 1993).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* <em>Nine Young Artists: Theodoron Awards. </em>Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, 1969.

* <em>Group Show: Richard Serra, Joel Shapiro, Neil Jenny and Bruce Nauman</em>. Blum Helman Gallery, New York, NY, 1978.

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PROVENANCE

	Collection of the artist
	date: 1969-?
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	(Blum Helman Gallery, New York, NY, 1978)
	date: 1978
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	Agnes Gund, New York, NY, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1991
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1991-
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fun fact:
By rolling, bending, and flattening, Serra is interested in exploring the physical properties of mass, weight, and volume, and converts industrial materials into sculpture.

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wall description:
A lead plate, bent at a 45-degree angle, leans against the wall and supports the weight of a tightly rolled tube. Serra preferred lead for its suggestion of heavy industry, its softness, and its lack of sheen. The downward pull of gravity and the simple logic of the engineering keep the metal in place and emphasize the weight and density of Serra’s chosen material. Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Agnes Gund 1991.214
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	
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	Krauss, Rosalind E., Richard Serra, Laura Rosenstock, and Douglas Crimp. <em>Richard Serra: Sculpture</em>. New York: Museum of Modern Art, 1986.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 71
	url:		https://ingallslibrary.on.worldcat.org/oclc/13516127

	"Year in Review for 1992." In <em>Bulletin of The Cleveland Museum of Art </em>(February 1993)
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 51; mentioned: p. 67, no. 59.
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