id:			159526
accession number:	1996.29
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.29
updated:		2024-03-26 02:00:30.973000

Wrapped Chair, 1961. Christo (American, 1935–2020). Wood, fabric, lacquer paint, and ropes; overall: 90 x 42.5 x 44 cm (35 7/16 x 16 3/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro 1996.29 © Christo

title:				Wrapped Chair
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creation date:			1961
creation date earliest:		1961
creation date latest:		1961
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creditline:			Gift of Agnes Gund and Daniel Shapiro
copyright:			© Christo

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	wood, fabric, lacquer paint, and ropes
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Sculpture
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CREATORS

* Christo (American, 1935–2020)  - artist

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measurements: Overall: 90 x 42.5 x 44 cm (35 7/16 x 16 3/4 x 17 5/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	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

* {'description': 'Martin Gropius Bau Museum, Berlin; September 8-December 30, 2001.  "Christo and Jeanne-Claude:  Early Works, 1958-69," exh. cat. no. 73, p. 59.', 'opening_date': '2001-09-08T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Jeanne-Claude Christo, New York.
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RELATED WORKS

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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

	Donley, Gregory, M., "Hide and Seek", Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Cleveland Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine</em>. Vol. 46 no. 05, May/June 2006
	page number: 	Mentioned & reproduced: p. 14
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAMM2006-05/page/14

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