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    Gondola Walt Whitman, (sculpture).
    Artist: 
    Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011, sculptor.
    Title: 
    Gondola Walt Whitman, (sculpture).
    Dates: 
    1981-1982.
    Medium: 
    Painted and chromium-plated steel.
    Dimensions: 
    24 x 162 x 20 in. (61 x 411.5 x 51 cm.).
    Description: 
    On one half, three bars support a silver piece of metal, which is painted with swirls of green, red, and yellow; this piece is held above the floor level frame. The other half is composed of horizontally placed pieces, creating layers of color in green, red, and blue.
    Subject: 
    Abstract
    Allegory -- Other -- Whitman, Walt,
    Occupation -- Writer -- Poet
    Occupation -- Writer -- Journalist
    Object Type: 
    Sculpture
    Owner: 
    Xavier Fourcade, New York, New York
    Remarks: 
    One of a series of low, horizontal floor sculptures known as "Gondolas," which were titled after poets and fiction writers.
    References: 
    Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," NY: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, no. 676.
    Illustration: 
    Sylvester, Julie, "John Chamberlain: A Catalogue Raisonne of the Sculpture, 1954-1985," New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1986, pg. 185.
    Note: 
    The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide.
    Repository: 
    Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
    Control Number: 
    IAS 88380646
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