Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972 – 76, Rubber-Crafters, Smithville, West Virginia, Factory workers sewed the fabric panels on industrial sewing machines and then folded the panels for insertion in nylon bags

Christo, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76, Rubber-Crafters, Smithville, West Virginia, Factory workers sewed the fabric panels on industrial sewing machines and then folded the panels for insertion in nylon bags, Spring/Summer 1976, black and white photograph, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, R.RF.3.117, Photograph © Gianfranco Gorgoni, 1978
Copied Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Christo, Jeanne-Claude, Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972-76, Rubber-Crafters, Smithville, West Virginia, Factory workers sewed the fabric panels on industrial sewing machines and then folded the panels for insertion in nylon bags, Spring/Summer 1976, black and white photograph, 15 3⁄4 x 23 1⁄4 in. (40 x 59.1 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, R.RF.3.117, Photograph © Gianfranco Gorgoni, 1978

Artwork Details

Title
Running Fence, Sonoma and Marin Counties, California, 1972 – 76, Rubber-Crafters, Smithville, West Virginia, Factory workers sewed the fabric panels on industrial sewing machines and then folded the panels for insertion in nylon bags
Artists
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Photographer
Date
Spring/Summer 1976
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
15 3⁄4 x 23 1⁄4 in. (40 x 59.1 cm)
Copyright
Photograph © Gianfranco Gorgoni, 1978
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
black and white photograph
Classifications
Keywords
  • Figure group
  • Occupation — industry — construction
  • Architecture Interior — industry — factory
  • Modern art movement — installation exterior — Running Fence
Object Number
R.RF.3.117
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/R.RF.3.117