1999.300, Gerhard Richter, Black, Red, Gold III (Schwarz, Rot, Gold III)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
These blocks of color are in many ways the epitome of abstraction, a key focus of Gerhard Richter’s later work; yet, these particular colors, when placed in conjunction, echo the German flag.
1999.238 Gerhard Richter, Un-Painting (Gray) (Vermalung [grau])
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In Un-Painting (Gray), Gerhard Richter smeared liquid paint with his finger in numerous strokes onto synthetic paper. While his gesture was captured in the traces that remain, the title points more to destruction than creation.
1999.198 Gerhard Richter, Family (Familie)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1962, Gerhard Richter began to create paintings based on photographs. He applied slight manipulations—such as a notable blurring effect—when he executed the paintings.
1999.273 Gerhard Richter, Loo Paper
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Notorious for adopting an attitude of indifference toward his subject matter, Gerhard Richter’s Loo Paper presents an ordinary roll of toilet paper as an appropriate subject
2003.45.2 Gerhard Richter, Herr Heyde
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
In 1962, Gerhard Richter began to create paintings based on photographs. He applied slight manipulations—such as a notable blurring effect—when he executed the paintings.
19th-Century American Glass
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Glassmaking is America's first industry, with evidence of a glass workshop in operation in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608. Despite its early establishment, the nascent American glass industry concentrated primarily on window panes and utilitarian glassware during the 17th and 18th centuries due to the competition from England and continental European imports.
The Dallas Glass Club
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Dallas Glass Club was founded in 1937 and is one of the oldest of its type in the United States. Since the club's organization, its members have devoted themselves to the study and preservation of glass made in the U.S. During the past half century, the club formed a corporate collection containing over two hundred pieces of glass which it presented to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1992.
2016.34 Rachel Rose, Everything and More
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Everything and More explores the visual and bodily sensations of space travel and self-awareness. As a foundation for the work, Rose uses interviews she conducted with David Wolf, a NASA astronaut, in which he describes seeing the Earth from space for the first time.
1988.13 George Minne, The Orator
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NOTES
Created 1901