Running Fence (Project for Marin and Sonoma County, State of California) Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay, Franklin School Road, Town of Valley Ford, State Highway 1, Petaluma Valley Ford Road, Walker Road, Pepper Road, West Railroad Ave., Freeway 101 and .…

Christo, Running Fence (Project for Marin and Sonoma County, State of California) Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay, Franklin School Road, Town of Valley Ford, State Highway 1, Petaluma Valley Ford Road, Walker Road, Pepper Road, West Railroad Ave., Freeway 101 and ...., 1976, pencil, charcoal, pastel, technical data collage element, map and blueprint elevation profile on paper, overall: approx. 6096 58 in. (152.4245.4 cm) A: 1596 in. (38.1243.8 cm) frame: 15 1296 12 in. (39.4245.1 cm) B: 4296 in. (106.7243.8 cm) frame: 42 1296 58 in. (108.0245.4 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, 2009.9.32A-B, © 1976, Christo

Artwork Details

Title
Running Fence (Project for Marin and Sonoma County, State of California) Pacific Ocean at Bodega Bay, Franklin School Road, Town of Valley Ford, State Highway 1, Petaluma Valley Ford Road, Walker Road, Pepper Road, West Railroad Ave., Freeway 101 and .…
Artist
Date
1976
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
overall: approx. 6096 58 in. (152.4245.4 cm) A: 1596 in. (38.1243.8 cm) frame: 15 1296 12 in. (39.4245.1 cm) B: 4296 in. (106.7243.8 cm) frame: 42 1296 58 in. (108.0245.4 cm)
Copyright
© 1976, Christo
Credit Line
Museum purchase through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment
Mediums Description
pencil, charcoal, pastel, technical data collage element, map and blueprint elevation profile on paper
Classifications
Subjects
  • Study — installation study
Object Number
2009.9.32A-B

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