Robert Smithson

Untitled (Spiral Mask)
1960–1961

A traditional wooden mask with intricate black patterns on a beige background, displayed on a white wall. The mask features stylized eyes, a nose, and a mouth, with swirling and geometric designs that suggest tribal or cultural significance.

A traditional wooden mask with intricate black patterns on a beige background, displayed on a white wall. The mask features stylized eyes, a nose, and a mouth, with swirling and geometric designs that suggest tribal or cultural significance.

Not on view

Date
1960–1961

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Painted paper mache mask with plastic tie

Dimensions
Overall: 9 5/8 × 6 5/16 × 3 7/8in. (24.4 × 16 × 9.8 cm)

Accession number
92.2.1

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Estate of Robert Smithson

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

API
artworks/7879

Exhibitions

Signs & Symbols

June 28–Oct 28, 2012

Robert Smithson
16 works in the collection

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