Forms in Space #1
<p>John Storrs, <em>Forms in Space #1</em>, c. 1924. Marble, overall: 77 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (195.6 × 34.9 × 21.3 cm) Overall (with base): 89 × 15 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (226.1 × 38.7 × 24.5 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; 50th Anniversary Gift of Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Friedman in honor of Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, Flora Whitney Miller, and Flora Miller Biddle 84.37</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1924
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 77 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (195.6 × 34.9 × 21.3 cm) Overall (with base): 89 × 15 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (226.1 × 38.7 × 24.5 cm)
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Artist
- John Storrs
Artist

Sculpture
John Storrs was an American sculptor who pioneered geometric abstraction in three dimensions during the early twentieth century. Working primarily in marble, bronze, and steel, he developed a distinctive architectural vocabulary of stacked and cantilevered forms that anticipated modernist sculpture by decades. His monumental public commissions and smaller abstract works share a commitment to severe geometric order and verticality. Storrs maintained a studio practice across multiple decades and continents, establishing himself as a foundational figure in the transition from figurative to abstract sculpture.
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Record
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- John Storrs
- Year
- 1924
- Medium
- Marble
- Dimensions
- Overall: 77 × 13 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (195.6 × 34.9 × 21.3 cm) Overall (with base): 89 × 15 1/4 × 9 5/8 in. (226.1 × 38.7 × 24.5 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1924-164318
Source
- Collection
- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Source
- whitney
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified



