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)
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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