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Gondola William Carlos Williams, (sculpture). Artist:  Chamberlain, John, 1927-2011, sculptor. Title:  Gondola William Carlos Williams, (sculpture). Dates:  1982. Medium:  Painted and chromium-plated steel. Dimensions:  36 x 215 x 47 in. (91.5 x 546 x 119.5 cm.). Description:  Long horizontal pieces of metal are layered on top of each other; on the bottom, a pink piece is next to one painted green with yellow swirls; above that is a layer of red, and above the red is a piece painted light blue, which is only half the length of the entire piece. Subject:  Abstract Allegory -- Other -- William, William Carlos Occupation -- Writer -- Poet Occupation -- Medicine -- Doctor Object Type:  Sculpture Owner:  Dia Art Foundation, New York, New York Provenance:  Acquired from Chamberlain, John, Sarasota, Florida 1982. 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. 677. 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 88380647   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture 88380647 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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