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John Mason
Red X1966

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Earth and Water
Wood sculpture in a deep crimson-red finish shaped like a large X with four square-cornered arms, showing visible wood grain and fine surface cracks
Painted wood sculpture in deep red, forming a square block with four symmetrical concave notches cut at each corner, creating an X-shaped negative space. Surface shows visible wood grain, cracking paint, and hairline splits near the base.
Artist or Maker
John Mason
United States, Nebraska, 1927–2019, active Los Angeles
Title
Red X
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1966
Medium
Stoneware
Dimensions
58 1/2 x 59 1/2 x 17 in. (148.59 x 151.13 x 43.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Kleiner Foundation
Accession Number
M.73.38.11
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Koplos, Janet, and Bruce Metcalf. Makers: a History of American Studio Craft. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2010.
  • MacNaughton, Mary Davis, ed. Clay's Tectonic Shift, 1956-1968: John Mason, Ken Price, Peter Voulkos. Los Angeles: J. Paul Getty Museum; Claremont, CA: Scripps College, Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery, 2012.