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Martin Puryear
Don Jon1989

Not on view
Tall free-standing wood sculpture with charcoal-black surface, sweeping curved silhouette tapering to a rounded peak, natural grain visible throughout
Wood sculpture with a dark charred surface, flat abstract form rising from a wide base to a narrow rounded peak, with visible wood grain texture throughout.
Artist or Maker
Martin Puryear
United States, District of Columbia, Washington, active New York, born 1941
Title
Don Jon
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1989
Medium
Wood
Dimensions
61 1/2 x 49 x 5 3/8 in. (156.21 x 124.46 x 13.65 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.33
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© Martin Puryear