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Charles Ross
Six Prisms from the Origin of Colors1970/1988

Not on view
Gallery installation of seven tall transparent acrylic or glass columns on white bases, several displaying vivid iridescent bands of pink, blue, and lavender
Artist or Maker
Charles Ross
United States, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, born 1937
Title
Six Prisms from the Origin of Colors
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1970/1988
Medium
Plexiglass and mineral oil
Dimensions
98 × 18 × 18 in. (248.92 × 45.72 × 45.72 cm) each
Credit Line
Gift of Virginia Dwan
Accession Number
M.87.297a-f
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Meyer, James. Los Angeles to New York: Dwan Gallery, 1959-1971. Washington: National Gallery of Art; Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2016.