Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Plan your visit. 225 Madison Avenue at 36th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Untitled (Wall Piece (3) Study)

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John McCracken
1934-2011

Untitled (Wall Piece (3) Study)

1972
11 x 8 3/8 inches (28 x 21.3 cm)
Pen and blue ink with red ballpoint pen, colored porous pointed pen, and stamp and black ink on wove paper
2016.180

Gift of Dorothea McKenna Elkon.

Notes
Inspired by ancient Egyptian architecture and the work of East Coast artists such as Carl Andre, but also by Los Angeles's vibrant car culture, John McCracken arrived early in his career at the form that would become his signature: Elongated plywood planks coated in fiberglass and brilliantly colored polyester resin, polished to a high sheen, and leaned casually against the wall. McCracken sketched copiously, using pen, pencil, and colored markers to work through his ideas for sculptures. This drawing is one in a group of eight studies that provide a window into the artist's process as he developed plans for several wall pieces, a plank, and a cube.
Classification
Century Drawings