John McCracken

Violet Block in Two Parts

1966

A large bright magenta rectangular box sits on a gray gallery floor.
A large bright magenta rectangular box sits on a gray gallery floor.

John McCracken, Violet Block in Two Parts, 1966. Plywood, fiberglass and lacquer, overall: 24 × 45 × 36 in. (61 × 114.3 × 91.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc. 66.92a-b. © Estate of John McCracken

Recto

Not on view

Date
1966

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Plywood, fiberglass and lacquer

Dimensions
Overall: 24 × 45 × 36 in. (61 × 114.3 × 91.4 cm)

Accession number
66.92a-b

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Howard and Jean Lipman Foundation, Inc.

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of John McCracken

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