Untitled

Artist Joel Shapiro American, born 1941

Date1989–1990

MediumCast bronze

Dimensions101 1/2 x 42 x 78 in. (257.8 x 106.7 x 198.1 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LinePurchased with funds from various donors, by exchange

Object number90.3

On View

On view

ProvenancePaula Cooper Gallery, New York; sold to NCMA, 1990Published ReferencesDonald Kuspit, et al., Joel Shapiro: Tracing the Figure (exhibition catalogue) (Des Moines: Des Moines Art Center, 1990), noted 15, discussed by artist 67, illus. (color--different cast) pl. 26.

J. W. C. (John W. Coffey), "Recent Acquisitions: Joel Shapiro," North Carolina Museum of Art Preview (Winter 1990-1991), 27, illus. (b-w) 27, also 31.

Introduction to the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1992), illus. (b-w) 288.

Jerry Shinn, "Son of Gumby: Similar Sculpture Highlights Charlotte's Mistake," Charlotte Observer (February 25, 1991), 11A, illus. (b-w).

H. W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, A Basic History of Art, fourth edition (Englewood Cliffs, N. J.: Prentice Hall, Inc., and Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1992), discussed 465, illus. (color) fig. 478.

H. W. Janson, History of Art, rev. ed. by Anthony F. Janson (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1995), illus. (color) fig. 1148.

H. W. Janson and Anthony F. Janson, History of Art for Young People, fifth edition (New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1997), discussed 563 , illus. (color) fig. 516.

Huston Paschal, entry for Untitled, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, Rebecca Martin Nagy, ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 1998), 251, illus. (color).

H. W. Janson, History of Art, 6th ed. by Anthony F. Janson (New York: Harry N. Abrams, 2001), illus. (color) fig. 25-25.

Jennifer Dasal, entry for Untitled, in North Carolina Museum of Art: Handbook of the Collections, rev. ed. (Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2010), 528, illus. (color) 529.

Victoria Scott-Miller, The Museum Lives in Me (Raleigh, NC: North Carolina Museum of Art, 2022), illus 11 (artist's illustration).Exhibition HistoryRaleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, “Art for the People: Recent Museum Acquisitions,” September 14, 1997-January 4, 1998. (Closing date extended to January 25, 1998)
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