James Surls
Untitled (Illustrated letter from the artist describing new sculpture, Eye Am)

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Artist James Surls (American, born 1943)American, born 1943

CultureAmerican

Titles

Untitled (Illustrated letter from the artist describing new sculpture, Eye Am)

Date1990

MediumPencil on paper

Dimensions8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
Frame: 9 3/8 × 11 7/8 × 9/16 in. (23.8 × 30.2 × 1.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of The Barrett Collection, Dallas, Texas

Object number2008.228

Not on view

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Department

Prints and Drawings

Object Type

DRAWINGS, PASTELS & WATERCOLORS

Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil, recto surrounding the drawing:
"For Richard / and Nona", "... "Eye Am" / This sculpture would be made of bronze-fabricated from cast componants. ... / I numbered 9 petals, but only drew 5. The other 4 are on / back side. (NOTE: Unframed, there were not four more petals on verso, only a letter from the Portland Museum of Art)

Signed in pencil recto lower right: : "James Surls 1990"

Typed letter on verso from the Portland Museum of Art to the artist.

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