Jacob's Ladder 1 (Documentation of the action made in 1977 for Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany)
<p>Gordon Matta-Clark, <em>Jacob's Ladder 1 (Documentation of the action made in 1977 for Documenta 6, Kassel, Germany)</em>, 1977. Gelatin silver print, sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 6 3/4 in. (24.3 × 17.1 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Harold Berg 2017.136. © Estate of Gordon Matta-Clark / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1977
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 6 3/4 in. (24.3 × 17.1 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- Gordon Matta-Clark
Artist
Painting
Gordon Matta-Clark pioneered a radical approach to art that included large-scale architectural interventions in which he physically cut through buildings slated for demolition.
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Record
Verified by WattsOS- Artist
- Gordon Matta-Clark
- Year
- 1977
- Medium
- Gelatin silver print
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm) Image: 9 9/16 × 6 3/4 in. (24.3 × 17.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1977-172755
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified