Projectile D.S.N.Y., (sculpture).

Projectile D.S.N.Y., (sculpture).

Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011, sculptor.

Projectile D.S.N.Y., (sculpture).

23 x 38 x 22 1/2 in. (58.5 x 96.5 x 57 cm.).

A long, flat metal piece is slanted upward at an angle. In front of this piece is an outline "drawn" with metal rods that echos the shape behind it. These pieces rest on a stack of merging pieces of various shapes and sizes, wrapping around each other at the bottom. Only a small bit of the metal actually touches the flat base.

Allegory -- Other -- Physics

Allegory -- Arts & Sciences -- Flight

American Broadcasting Companies, New York, New York

Acquired from Allan Stone Gallery, New York, New York 1963-1967.

Formerly in the collection of Martha Jackson Gallery, New York, New York 1958-1963.

John Chamberlain: A Retrospective Exhibition, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 1971-1972. (no. 2).

Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, no. 14.

Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, pg. 46.

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