Robert Smithson

Mud Flow
1969

Hand-drawn illustration of a mudflow, with a prominent brown, textured flow down the center, surrounded by sketched lines representing the surrounding landscape. The words "MUD FLOW 1969" and a signature "R. Smithson" are at the bottom.

Hand-drawn illustration of a mudflow, with a prominent brown, textured flow down the center, surrounded by sketched lines representing the surrounding landscape. The words "MUD FLOW 1969" and a signature "R. Smithson" are at the bottom.

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Date
1969

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Fiber-tipped pen and wax crayon on paper

Dimensions
Sheet: 17 13/16 × 23 15/16in. (45.2 × 60.8 cm)

Accession number
77.99

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Norman Dubrow

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Robert Smithson / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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