Nationality
American
Artist Dates
1930-2010
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Date of Work
1994
Medium
Mixed media
Signature
On back
Height
11"
Width
14"
Depth
2 3/4"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: S10B
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.
The painting depicts the letters "E" "N" "U" "C" "J"
Additional Information
Blue, white, green and brown painted canvas with three dimensional half sphere and trail of material behind it.
Included in the 2023 exhibition, Beyond the Horizon.
Condition
Very Good
Condition Notes
Brown stain on bottom
Rights
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