<I>Wings I</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2022
name: label: Created by
content: Theaster Gates, American, born 1973
notes: label: Description
content: A wood sculpture by Theaster Gates. The sculpture consists of two pieces (a,b) composed of salvaged floorboards made from old growth pine, arranged to resemble a pair of wings. In each piece, the boards have been laid diagonally into a trapezoidal shape, framed on all four sides by additional boards. The two shapes mirror each other along the straight vertical edge, resembling wings when placed next to each other with the angled sides at the outer edges.
place: label: Place made
content: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2024.38.2ab
objectType: label: Type
content: sculpture
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Theaster Gates
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: pine
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (overall): 47 1/2 × 212 15/16 × 2 3/4 in. (120.7 × 540.8 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2024.38.2a): 46 7/8 × 102 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (119.1 × 260.4 × 7 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (2024.38.2b): 47 1/2 × 103 × 2 3/4 in. (120.7 × 261.6 × 7 cm)