Chart Series No. 1

Prints and Drawings

1979

Susan Hettmansperger
American, 20th century

Long interested in topology, mapping, and distortion, as well as the morphology of form, Hettmansperger based the drawings in her “Chart Series” on navigational ocean charts she used while sailing on the East Coast. Reducing shapes and forms to abstract essences—open spaces in the drawing refer to distance—the artist was interested in creating metaphors for territory, or journeys in unfamiliar places.

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Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Susan Hettmansperger
Title: Chart Series No. 1
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.: 1979
Medium: Prismacolor crayon on ivory wove paper
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Kaye and Howard Haas
Reference Number: 1980.120

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