Object Details
Artist
Frank Stella, American, b. Malden, Massachusetts, 1936–2024
Provenance
The artist, New York, to 25 October 1966
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 25 October 1966-1972
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Exhibition History
SOLOMON R. GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Systemic Painting," October-
November 1966, ill. p. 48. [photo credit says "Lent by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York", as JHH acquired the work from Stella in October 1966]
CORCORAN GALLERY OF ART, Washington, DC. "Thirtieth Biennial Exhibition of
Contemporary American Painting," 24 February-9 April 1967, no. 90.
HOOD MUSEUM OF ART, DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, Hanover, New Hampshire. "Frank Stella: Irregular Polygons, 1965-66," 9 October 2010-13 March 2011, color ill. p. 15. Tour: TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART, 8 April-24 July.
Published References
LIPPARD, LUCY. "After a Fashion: The Group Show," Hudson Review 19:4 (Winter 1966-1967), unnumbered page between pp. 624-625, ill. [photo credit says "Lent by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York," as JHH acquired the work from Stella in October 1966]
ASHTON, DORE. "New York Commentary: Marketing Techniques in the Promotion of Art," Studio International 172/883 (November 1966), pp. 272-273, ill. [photo credit says "Lent by Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, to the Systemic Painting exhibition," as JHH acquired the work from Stella in October 1966]
ALLOWAY, LAWRENCE. "Systemic Painting: Exposition Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum," Aujourd'hui 10 (January 1967), ill. no. 5.; p. 177.
UNSIGNED. "Frank Stella: Irregular Polygons--A Guide to the Exhibition" (Hanover, New Hampshire: Hood Museum of Art, 2010), cover; ill. p. 14.
See also Archival text entry (Notes tab).
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972
Date
(1966)
Accession Number
72.275
Type
Painting
Medium
Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paint on canvas
Dimensions
160 1/4 x 100 in. (407.1 x 253.8 cm)
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School
Formalist Abstraction
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Link to Original Record
Record ID
hmsg_72.275