4th Summer Wood Piece
1974
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cloth and wood
Dimensions
overall: 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm (30 x 20 x 1 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CMC
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Dorothy and Herbert Vogel Collection
Accession Number
2004.45.2
Art Historical Context
Richard Tuttle's *4th Summer Wood Piece (1974) is a delicate sculpture that exemplifies the artist's postminimalist approach, using humble materials—cloth and—to challenge conventional notions of sculpture. Measuring just 76.2 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm, this wall-mounted work from his "Summer Wood Pieces" series combines dyed fabric with wooden elements in a precarious, almost improvisational arrangement. Tuttle, a key figure in the 1970s New York art scene, rejected the industrial rigidity of minimalism, favoring fragile, poetic constructions that invite viewers to contemplate subtle shifts in form, co...
About the Artist
Richard Tuttle
Richard Tuttle, born on July 12, 1941, in Rahway, New Jersey, recognized his calling as an artist by kindergarten, inspired by his grandfather's drawings and early visits to the Metropolitan Museum of Art with his mother. He studied art, philosophy, and literature at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, earning a BA in 1963, and spent a semester at Cooper Union. There, he met curator Sam Wags...