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Study for the Sculpture Glass Strata with Mulch and Soil

A work made of graphite, with erasing and fiber-tipped pen (faded to yellow), on ivory wood-pulp laminate board.
Art © Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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  • A work made of graphite, with erasing and fiber-tipped pen (faded to yellow), on ivory wood-pulp laminate board.

Date:

1969

Artist:

Robert Smithson
American, 1938-1973

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Robert Smithson

Title

Study for the Sculpture Glass Strata with Mulch and Soil

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1969

Medium

Graphite, with erasing and fiber-tipped pen (faded to yellow), on ivory wood-pulp laminate board

Dimensions

20 × 25.1 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert S. Weiss

Reference Number

1986.986.2

Copyright

Art © Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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