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Beginning

1974
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Beginning
  • Artist: Christopher Wilmarth (American, Sonoma, California 1943–1987 Brooklyn, New York)
  • Date: 1974
  • Medium: Etched glass, steel and wire rope
  • Dimensions: H. 40, W. 40, D. 6 in. (101.6 x 101.6 x 15.2 cm.)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1974
  • Object Number: 1974.18ab
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Estate of Christopher Wilmarth
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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