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Christo

Valley Curtain, Project for Colorado, Grand Hogback, 1971

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Medium

collage with photostat by Harry Shunk, fabric, two diazo prints, enamel paint, graphite, colored pencil, wax crayon, tape, and staples on paperboard

Dimensions

overall: 70.7 x 55.9 cm (27 13/16 x 22 in.)

Credit Line

The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Gift of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel

Accession Number

1992.7.1

Artists / Makers

Christo (artist) American, born Bulgaria, 1935 - 2020

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Copyright

Inscription

across center in graphite: Christo 1971 / VALLEY CURTAIN/PROJECT FOR COLORADO/GRAND HOGBACK, 7 miles, NORTH FROM RIFLE; HEIGHT: 185'0"/AT CENTER/365'0" AT MAIN SUPPORT; WIDTH 1250'0"; 1360'0" CURTAIN

Provenance

The artist to Dorothy and Herbert Vogel; gift 1992 to NGA.

Associated Names

Vogel, Herbert, Mr. and Mrs.

Exhibition History

1977: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, November 11, 1977-January 1, 1978

1982: 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Vogel Collection, Brainerd Art Gallery, State University College of Arts and Science, Potsdam, New York and tour, 1982-1983

1986: Drawings from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art Galleries, Little Rock and tour, 1986-1987

1988: From the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, New York and tour, 1988-1989

1991: Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 95.

1994: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994, no. 30.

1997: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection (NGA National Lending Service Exhibition), Portland (Oregon) Art Museum, 1997, as Valley Curtain, Project for Rifle, Colorado.

1997: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection (NGA National Lending Service Exhibition), The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art (formerly Archer M. Huntington Art Gallery), University of Texas, Austin, 1997, as Valley Curtain, Project for Rifle, Colorado.

1998: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection (NGA National Lending Service Exhibition), Tel Aviv Museum of Art, 1998, as Valley Curtain, Project for Rifle, Colorado.

1998: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from the Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection (NGA National Lending Service Exhibition), Wäinö Aaltonen Museum of Art, Turku, Finland, 1998, as Valley Curtain, Project for Rifle, Colorado.

2001: A Century of Drawing, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002, no. 121, as Valley Curtain, Project for Colorado, Grand Hogback.

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003, no. 12, as Valley Curtain, Project for Colorado, Grand Hogback.

Bibliography

1977: Works from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 1977, 48.

1982: 20th Anniversary Exhibition of the Vogel Collection. Brainerd Art Gallery, State University College of Arts and Science, Potsdam, New York, 1982.

1986: Drawings from the Collection of Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Department of Art Galleries, Little Rock, 1986, 15

1994: From Minimal to Conceptual Art: Works from The Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1994: no. 30.

2001: A Century of Drawing. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2001-2002: no. 121.

2002: Christo and Jeanne-Claude in the Vogel Collection. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, La Jolla, 2002-2003.