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Atmosphere and Environment X,
1969–70
Louise Nevelson, 1899–1988; born Pereiaslav, Ukraine; died New York, NY; active New York
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Atmosphere and Environment X relies on light and shadow to give depth to the geometry of its surface, which appears lacy and weightless or bold and structured, according to the play of natural light. Nevelson’s sculptures began as collections of discarded wooden furniture, tools, and crating, which she reassembled in dynamic compositions of shapes and patterns, rhythms and accents. This work, commissioned from the artist by Princeton University, was her first monumental outdoor sculpture and first work in Cor-Ten steel.
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Title
Atmosphere and Environment X
Dates
1969–70
Maker
Medium
Cor-Ten steel
Dimensions
510.5 × 304.8 × 152.4 cm (201 × 120 × 60 in.)
Credit Line
The John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, Princeton University
Object Number
y1969-18
Signatures
Unsigned
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- "Acquisitions 1969", Record of the Art Museum, Princeton University 29, no. 1 (1970): p. 16-27., p. 27
- Patrick Joseph Kelleher, Living with Modern Sculpture: the John B. Putnam, Jr., Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Art Museum, 1982)., p. 112-115 (illus.)
- Jane McCarthy and Laurily K. Epstein, A guide to the sculpture parks and gardens of America, (New York, NY: Michael Kesend Pub., 1996).
- Karin Dienst, ed., Sculpture of Princeton University: including works from the John B. Putnam Jr. Memorial Collection, (Princeton, NJ: Published by the Office of Communications, in association with the Princeton University Art Museum, 2004)., p. 8-9 (illus.)
