Christo

American, born Bulgaria, 1935-2020

Double Store Front, Project, 1964-1965

pencil, wax crayon, wood, Plexiglas, enamel paint, fabric, galvanized metal, brown wrapping paper, tape, and cardboard, mounted on wood

overall: 24 x 29 x 2 inches (60.96 x 73.66 x 5.08 cm)

Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David K. Anderson to The Martha Jackson Collection, 1974

1974:8.5

Inscriptions:

inscription / bottom / DOUBLE STORE FRONTS (PROJECT ORANGE and YELLOW from MERKIN PAINT CO. iNC NEW YORK) 113" (99") x 24" (20") x 188"

signature, dated / bottom / Christo 64-65

Provenance:

purchased from the artist by Martha Jackson, New York, 1966;
estate of Martha Kellogg Jackson;
May 22, 1974, presented by David K. and Rebecca Reed Anderson from the Estate of Martha Jackson to the Martha Jackson Collection at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery