Six scrapbooks compiled by Hank Leininger documenting the construction of Valley Curtain and Running Fence by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Included are engineering calculations, color and b&w photos, and clippings.
Biographical / Historical:
Leininger was the project engineer for two well-known site-specific works by environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Valley Curtain in Rifle, Colorado, and Running Fence in California.
Provenance:
Donated 1999 by Hazel Leininger.
Restrictions:
Use of original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C., Research Center. Contact Reference Services for more information.
Christo and Jeanne-Claude : remembering the Running fence / Brian O'Doherty ; with contributions by G. Wayne Clough, Edwin C. Anderson Jr., and Elizabeth Broun ; exhibition curator, George Gurney
Christo: running fence : Sonoma and Marin Counties, California 1972-76 / photos. by Gianfranco Gorgoni ; chronicle by Calvin Tomkins ; narrative text by David Bourdon