4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2012.

Is, Was (Deep)

Artist Christopher Wilmarth (American, 1943-1987)

Date1975-76

MediumEtched plate glass and steel

DimensionsOverall: 48 x 72 x 48 in. (121.9 x 182.9 x 121.9 cm)

ClassificationsContemporary art

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object number95.27

Terms

Glass
Steel
Light
Time
Form
Blue
Steel
Abstract
Minimalism
New York

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Not on view

DescriptionThis is a freestanding sculpture composed of a single sheet of steel and a large sheet of etched, translucent glass. The larger, vertical glass section is shaped like a rectangle with a cutout section that fits into the the smaller steel section. The steel is horizontal and vertical: horizontally, triangles point away from the center of the glass, creating a space like a bench. Vertically, the roughcast steel jets upward in a rectangle, intersecting with the glass.

Label TextChristopher Wilmarth American, 1943–1987 Is, Was (Deep), 1975–76 Etched plate glass and steel Museum purchase 95.27