Chryssa

Study for the Gates #2

1966

Two colorful neon signs in a glass case sit atop a black pedestal.
Two colorful neon signs in a glass case sit atop a black pedestal.

Chryssa, Study for the Gates #2, 1966. Neon, acrylic, steel and painted wood, overall: 75 1/2 × 34 7/8 × 27 5/8 in. (191.8 × 88.6 × 70.2 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Howard and Jean Lipman 66.135. © Estate of Chryssa; Courtesy Mihalarias Art, Athens, Greece

Recto

Not on view

Date
1966

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Neon, acrylic, steel and painted wood

Dimensions
Overall: 75 1/2 × 34 7/8 × 27 5/8 in. (191.8 × 88.6 × 70.2 cm)

Accession number
66.135

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from Howard and Jean Lipman

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Chryssa; Courtesy Mihalarias Art, Athens, Greece

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