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High Energy Bar
High Energy Bar
Object number1977.60.5

High Energy Bar

Date1966
Artist (American, 1935 - 2013)
CultureAmerican
MediumStainless steel
EditionUnlimited edition, likely one of the first fifty produced
DimensionsComposition: 1 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (3.5 x 37.5 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ossorio
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
BibliographyAdrian, Dennis. "Walter De Maria: Word and Thing." Art Forum (January 1967), pp. 28-29; Brier, Jessica D.. On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2022, pl. 21; De Maria, Walter, Josef Helfenstein, and Clare Elliott. Walter de Maria: Trilogies. Houston, TX: Menil Collection, 2011, p. 24; Gelburd, Gail and Geri De Paoli. The Transparent Thread: Asian Philosophy in Recent American Art. Philadelphia: Hofstra University and Bard College, Distributed by University of Pennsylvania Press, c. 1990, fig. 42, p. 74 ProvenanceThe artist to Cordier Ekstrom Gallery
Purchased by Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ossorio
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryWalter De Maria: Sculpture and Drawings, The Cordier Ekstrom Gallery, New York, NY, November 8 - December 3, 1966;

The Transparent Thread: Asian Philosophy in Recent American Art, The Tao of Contemporary Art, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY, September 16 - November 11, 1990; Blum Art Institute, Bard College, Annandale on the Hudson, NY, December 2, 1990 - February 14, 1991; Salina Art Center, Salina, KS, February 24 - May 20, 1991; Blauffer Gallery, University of Houston, Houston, TX, June 1 - August 20, 1991; Crocker Museum, Sacramento, CA, September 6 - October 30, 1991; Laguna Art Museum, Laguna, CA, November 28, 1991 - February 9, 1992;

On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 20 - December 22, 2022
DescriptionA wide and narrow three dimensional bar of smooth, reflective metal.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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