william cordova

12.04.69 (para Fred Hampton)

2007–2008

Large gold leaf collage with three decorative round coins and a small checkerboard patch at lower right.
Large gold leaf collage with three decorative round coins and a small checkerboard patch at lower right.

william cordova, 12.04.69 (para Fred Hampton), 2007–2008. Gold leaf, paper and tape collage, graphite pencil, and debris on reclaimed paper, overall: 15 15/16 × 20 × 1/16 in. (40.5 × 50.8 × 0.2 cm) Sheet (irregular): 13 × 17 1/4 in. (33 × 43.8 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee 2008.244.3

Recto

Not on view

Date
2007–2008

Classification
Drawings

Medium
Gold leaf, paper and tape collage, graphite pencil, and debris on reclaimed paper

Dimensions
Overall: 15 15/16 × 20 × 1/16 in. (40.5 × 50.8 × 0.2 cm) Sheet (irregular): 13 × 17 1/4 in. (33 × 43.8 cm)

Accession number
2008.244.3

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from the Drawing Committee

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist's estate

API
artworks/34645

Part of a series:
Laberintos (Labyrinths)
12 works

Large gold leaf collage with three decorative round coins and a small checkerboard patch at lower right.
A teal satellite dish sits on a metal frame on a black background next to a small yellow box.
A small patchwork wooden house collage sits on worn paper with scattered scribbles and tape.
Large mixed-media collage with faded handwritten notes, sketches, and two small black-and-white photographs.
Many assorted wheels and tires of various sizes and rims scattered across a pale background.
A small stack of books with scattered paper pieces and white paint marks on a beige surface.
Abstract mixed-media collage with shredded black material across the top and a small car image at left.
Faded, stained paper with repeated rows of printed bottle-like shapes and a small red, white, and blue torn patch.
Stack of open cardboard boxes with a flagpole and battery connected by a thin wire.
A small makeshift market stall collage with checkered cloth, photos, antenna, and hanging bunting.


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