Bower

Martin Puryear, Bower, 1980, Sitka spruce, pine, and copper tacks, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Alexander Calder, Frank Wilbert Stokes, and the Ford Motor Company, 2002.18, © 1980, Martin Puryear
Martin Puryear, Bower, 1980, Sitka spruce, pine, and copper tacks, 64 14 × 94 58 × 26 in. (163.3 × 240.2 × 66.0 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Alexander Calder, Frank Wilbert Stokes, and the Ford Motor Company, 2002.18, © 1980, Martin Puryear

Artwork Details

Title
Bower
Date
1980
Location
Not on view
Dimensions
64 14 × 94 58 × 26 in. (163.3 × 240.2 × 66.0 cm)
Copyright
© 1980, Martin Puryear
Credit Line
Museum purchase made possible through the Luisita L. and Franz H. Denghausen Endowment, Alexander Calder, Frank Wilbert Stokes, and the Ford Motor Company
Mediums
Mediums Description
Sitka spruce, pine, and copper tacks
Classifications
Highlights
Subjects
  • Abstract
Object Number
2002.18

Works by this artist (1036 items)

William H. Johnson, Young Pastry Cook, ca. 1928-1930, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.693
Young Pastry Cook
Dateca. 1928-1930
oil on canvas
On view
William H. Johnson, Portrait of a Man, ca. 1935-1938, oil on burlap, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.814
Portrait of a Man
Dateca. 1935-1938
oil on burlap
On view
William H. Johnson, Breakdown with Flat Tire, ca. 1940-1941, oil on plywood, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.587
Breakdown with Flat Tire
Dateca. 1940-1941
oil on plywood
On view
William H. Johnson, For India and China, ca. 1944-1945, oil on paperboard, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the Harmon Foundation, 1967.59.662
For India and China
Dateca. 1944-1945
oil on paperboard
On view

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