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Christo letter and photographs relating to "wrapped floor" project, 1970

Catalog Data

Creator:
Christo, 1935-  Search this
Place of publication, production, or execution:
Other
Physical Description:
3 Items, (on partial microfilm reel)
Access Note / Rights:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Microfilmed materials must be consulted on microfilm. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Summary:
A letter to Miss Cestina, April 23, 1970, concerning "wrapped floor" project, and two accompanying photographs of a preliminary drawing by Christo of "wrapped floor," and of the realization of "wrapped floor," in the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Citation:
Christo letter and photographs relating to "wrapped floor" project, 1970. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reel 2802 available at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Letter is a photocopy.
Location of Originals:
Original retained by donor.
Biography Note:
Environmental sculptor, conceptual artist. Full name Christo Java[t]cheff. Born in Bulgaria.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Donated by the Photographic Archives, National Gallery of Art.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001
Theme:
Lives of artists  Search this
Record number:
(DSI-AAA_CollID)7416
(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)209574
AAA_collcode_christo
Theme:
Lives of artists
Data Source:
Archives of American Art
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_209574