Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1930-2010
Preview
Date of Work
2006
Medium
Mixed Media
Signature
On bottom of base
Height
15 1/2"
Width
12"
Depth
5"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: WS_10
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Born in Brooklyn, New York, James Smith Pierce received his PhD in art history from Harvard University. During his career as a professor, Pierce also became an accomplished artist, whose artworks were included in important exhibitions (including a show on land art at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC) and books on contemporary earthworks and site-specific sculpture. Pierce was also a photographer, exhibition curator, and art collector.
Additional Information
Born in Brooklyn, New York, James Smith Pierce received his PhD in art history from Harvard University. During his career as a professor, Pierce also became an accomplished artist, whose artworks were included in important exhibitions (including a show on land art at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, DC) and books on contemporary earthworks and site-specific sculpture. Pierce was also a photographer, exhibition curator, and art collector.
Abstract piece, gray, sandy in texture sculpture on a wooden base/
Condition
Good
Rights
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