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Noah Purifoy
Watts Uprising Remainscirca 1965-1966

Not on view
Sculpture resembling a log or tree section, with a heavily layered charcoal-black exterior and a hollowed right end revealing a pale pink and cream interior with faint linear markings

Noah Purifoy, Watts Uprising Remains, circa 1965-1966, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ducommun and Gross Endowment, Photo by Pierre Le Hors

Artist or Maker
Noah Purifoy
United States, 1917–2004
Title
Watts Uprising Remains
Date Made
circa 1965-1966
Medium
Found-object assemblage
Dimensions
7 × 14 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (17.78 × 36.83 × 24.13 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ducommun and Gross Endowment
Accession Number
M.2025.171
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Exhibition History
  • The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990. Sunday, October 18, 2026–Sunday, January 24, 2027
  • The Brockman Gallery: Los Angeles, 1967–1990. March 5, 2027–July 26, 2027
Copyright
© Noah Purifoy Foundation, Photo by Pierre Le Hors

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