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DeLap, Tony,
Literature -- Chaplin
Abstract -- Geometric
Sculpture
Modern Times II, (sculpture).
Artist:
DeLap, Tony, 1927- , sculptor.
Title:
Modern Times II, (sculpture).
Dates:
1966.
Medium:
Acrylic plastic and lacquer.
Dimensions:
14 1/2 x 24 x 12 1/2 in. (36 x 61 x 32 cm.).
Inscription:
(Inscribed on one end:) Tony DeLap 1966 signed
Description:
An anaxial work (no front, sides or back, top or bottom). The three versions of this piece owned by the Tate are blue, green and silver, respectively. A simple thin band of acrylic which rises at a right angle from the ground, bends sideways in two right angles and falls back to the ground to continue flat.
Subject:
Literature -- Chaplin -- Modern Times
Abstract -- Geometric
Object Type:
Sculpture
Owner:
Tate Gallery, Millbank, London, England SW1P 4RG Accession Number: T.909
Provenance:
Acquired 1967.
Acquired from DeLap, Tony, Los Angeles, California
Remarks:
The Tate catalogue contains a quote by the artist from a letter dated May 24, 1973, in which he briefly discusses the importance of Charlie Chaplin in relation to this work.
References:
"Catalogue of the Tate Gallery's Collection of Modern Art other than works by British Artists," London: Tate Gallery, 1981, pg. 157-158.
Illustration:
"Catalogue of the Tate Gallery's Collection of Modern Art other than works by British Artists," London: Tate Gallery, 1981, pg. 157.
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 66470013
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Inventory of American Sculpture
66470013
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