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Thomas Jefferson's House: East Wing, Night House, (sculpture)

Catalog Data

Sculptor:
Armajani, Siah 1939-2020  Search this
Medium:
Painted balsa wood
Type:
Sculptures-Model
Sculptures
Owner/Location:
Max Protech Gallery New York New York
Date:
1975
Notes:
University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art, 1985, "Siah Armajani."
"Siah Armajani," University of Pennsylvania, Institute of Contemporary Art, 1985, pg.38.
The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
Summary:
"Projecting from a clapboard wall is a one-story portico and a two-story enclosed space, which is illuminated from within...Intricacies within the enclosure are hidden by the monolithic surrounding walls."
Topic:
Architecture--Domestic  Search this
Abstract--Geometric  Search this
Allegory--Time--Night  Search this
Control number:
IAS 87610015
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_293502