Albert "Kid" Mertz, Untitled, ca. 1980, painted railroad spikes, weight: approx.
1087 lb. (493.1 kg), Smithsonian American Art Museum, The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson, 2016.38.42
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Artwork Details
- Title
- Untitled
- Artist
- Date
- ca. 1980
- Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- weight: approx. 1087 lb. (493.1 kg)
- Credit Line
- The Margaret Z. Robson Collection, Gift of John E. and Douglas O. Robson
- Mediums Description
- painted railroad spikes
- Classifications
- Subjects
- Object — tool — hardware
- Object Number
- 2016.38.42
Artwork Description
(We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection, 2022)
Works by this artist (1 item)
Artist
Date1985
mechanical reproduction with colored pencil, glitter and rhinestones on paper mounted on paperboard
Exhibitions
July 1, 2022–March 26, 2023
We Are Made of Stories: Self-Taught Artists in the Robson Family Collection traces the rise of self-taught artists in the twentieth century and examines how, despite wide-ranging societal, racial, and gender-based obstacles, their creativity and
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