Wrapped Roses / Christo
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1974/2.28
- Title
- Wrapped Roses
- Artist
- Christo
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1935
- Medium and Support
- plastic, cord and staples
- Object Creation Date
- 1968
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Gift of Dr. and Mrs. J. Robert Willson
- Style/Group/Movement
- Pop Art
- Inscription
- Inscribed on plastic above base of stem: Christo / 1968/ 31/100
- Dimensions
- 6.2 cm x 59.8 cm x 15 cm (2 7/16 in. x 23 9/16 in. x 5 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Mixed Media
- Primary Object Type
- assemblage
- Physical Description
- Three plastic long-stemmed red roses wrapped in thick transparent polyethylene, tied with twine, ends stapled
- Subject Matter
- Wrapping something in plastic is usually meant to preserve or protect it; however, in “Wrapped Roses” Christo wraps something made of plastic in more plastic. Throughout his career, Christo, with collaborator Jeanne-Claude, has wrapped numerous items in cloth or plastic, including small boxes, furniture, even buildings. The artists deny that their projects contain any deeper meaning than their immediate aesthetic, contending that the purpose of their art is to simply create new ways of seeing familiar objects.
- Secondary Keywords
- descriptors
- european
- european regions
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- materials
- modern and contemporary art
- objects we use
- people and culture
- plants
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- sculpture
- sculpture by material
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 1432 x 480
- File Size
- 40 KB
- Record
- 1974/2.28
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-2.28/1974_2.28.jpg
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"Wrapped Roses; Christo." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-2.28/1974_2.28.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
