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Noah PurifoyWW-1967-M119911
1967·Painted wood with parasol armature and handle, found wood, pasted papers, backgammon and poker chips, fishing pole, wire, bird cage parts, and other materials·43 × 43 × 7 1/2" (109.2 × 109.2 × 19.1 cm)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 43 × 43 × 7 1/2" (109.2 × 109.2 × 19.1 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Noah Purifoy
Artist
Noah Purifoy
Sculpture
Noah Purifoy was an American assemblage artist who constructed large-scale sculptures from discarded materials and urban detritus collected in Los Angeles. Working primarily from the 1960s onward, he transformed found wood, metal, glass, and refuse into monumental forms that engaged with themes of waste, entropy, and social displacement. His practice emerged from the postwar culture of consumption and the material landscape of South Central Los Angeles, where he was based. Purifoy's work anticipated later ecological and institutional critiques of material value and artistic legitimacy.
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Verified by Watts Index- Artist
- Noah Purifoy
- Year
- 1967
- Dimensions
- 43 × 43 × 7 1/2" (109.2 × 109.2 × 19.1 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1967-M119911
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified