1970 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Sculpture

Dec 12, 1970–Feb 7, 1971

The 1970 Annual Exhibition was curated by Robert Doty and James Monte.

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Installation photography

Installation view of the 1970 Annual Exhibition: Contemporary American Sculpture (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, December 12, 1970–February 7, 1971). From left to right: Christopher Wilmarth, Second Everly; Mark DiSuvero, X Delta (1970); Manuel Neri, Five Stages of Percoplis (1970). Photograph by Geoffrey Clements

In the News

“. . . there are more works here of genuine interest [. . .] than has been the case in some recent sculpture annuals. [. . .] We are given some excellent examples of recent work by well-established artists, and we are offered some very large and audacious works by artists who are either new to the scene or, if not entirely new, at least not yet securely fixed in the consciousness of the public.” —The New York Times

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