Sandcastle / Anne Truitt

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Accession Number
1984/2.57
Title
Sandcastle
Artist
Anne Truitt
Artist Nationality
American
Artist Life Dates
1921-2004
Medium and Support
acrylic on wood
Object Creation Date
1963
Object Creation Place
North and Central America (continent)
United States (nation)
Creation Place 2
United States (nation)
Style/Group/Movement
minimalist
Inscription
Signed and dated bottom center: Truitt / '63 - 20 Nov '72
Dimensions
278 cm x 47.2 cm x 20.3 cm (109 7/16 in. x 18 9/16 in. x 8 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Primary Object Type
abstract sculpture
Physical Description
A long, low rectangular with a painted band of green extends around the rectangle at floor level. The upper half is painted off-white. About three fourths of the length is uniform. The other quarter, at the viewer's right, has several features: two depressed areas, and two raised areas, which are painted in a brighter white.
Subject Matter
Anne Truitt's painted minimalist sculpture incorporates two distinct themes: first, a formalistic approach to shape and the exploration of minimalist form and the relationship between color and form; second, a distinct subject matter -- here a sandcastle and the associated themes of play.
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1475 x 483
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28 KB
Record
1984/2.57
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"Sandcastle; Anne Truitt." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1984-sl-2.57/1984_2.57.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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