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Frank Stella, Chocorua IV, 1966 Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 120 x 128 x 4 in., Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Miriam and Sidney Stoneman Acquisition Fund, a gift from Judson and Carol Bemis, Class of 1976, and gifts from the Lathrop Fellows, in honor of Brian Kennedy, Director of the Hood Museum of Art, 2005-2010, © 2010 Frank Stella/ Artists Rights Socety (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
Frank Stella
Chocorua IV
1966
Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 120 x 128 x 4 in. (304.8 x 325.12 x 10.16 cm).
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College: Purchased through the Miriam and Sidney Stoneman Acquisitions Fund, a gift from Judson and Carol Bemis ’76, and gifts from the Lathrop Fellows in honor of Brian Kennedy, Director of the Hood Museum of Art, 2005–2010; 2010.50.
© 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
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Frank Stella, Moultonville II, 1966, Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 124 x 86 x 4 in., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. David Mirvish, Toronto., © 2010 Frank Stella/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
Frank Stella
Moultonville II
1966
Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 124 x 86 x 4 in. (314.96 x 218.44 x 10.16 cm).
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. David Mirvish, Toronto.
© 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
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Frank Stella, Tuftonboro III, 1966, Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 110 1/4 x 110 1/2 x 3 in., Collection of the artist., © 2010 Frank Stella/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
Frank Stella
Tuftonboro III
1966
Florescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 110 ¼ x 110 ½ x 3 in (280 x 280.67 x 7.62 cm).
Collection of the artist.
© 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Steven Sloman.
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Frank Stella, Union I, 1966, Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 102 3/4 x 174 x 4 in., Detroit Institute of Arts: Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund; 66.68., © 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
Frank Stella
Union I
1966
Florescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 102 ¾ x 174 x 4 in. (261.62 x 441.96 x 10.16 cm).
Detroit Institute of Arts: Founders Society Purchase, Friends of Modern Art Fund; 66.68.
© 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.
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Frank Stella, Wolfeboro IV, 1966, Fluorescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas 160 1/4 x 100 x 4 in., Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution: Gift of joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972., © 2010 Frank Stella/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Lee Stalsworth
Frank Stella
Wolfeboro IV
1966
Florescent alkyd and epoxy paints on canvas, 160 ¼ x 100 x 4 in. (407.1 x 253.8 x 10.16 cm).
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution: Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1972.
© 2010 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photo by Lee Stalsworth.
Location
Temporary Exhibitions, Lathrop, Jaffe, Hall and Harrington Galleries
About
Although based on simple geometries, the Irregular Polygons (1965-66) comprise one of the most complex artistic statements of Frank Stella’s career. Each of the eleven compositions combines varying numbers of shapes to create daringly irregular outlines. Stella made four versions of each composition, varying the color combinations. They mark a radical shift from Stella’s earlier striped works in their use of large fields of color. The asymmetric canvases play with illusion, confronting Stella’s previous emphasis on flatness while anticipating his career-long exploration of space and volume in both painting and sculpture.
Generously supported by Judson and Carol Bemis '76, James and Margaret Fellner Hunt '78, Judy and Thomas E. Oxman M.D. '71, Judy and J. Neil Smiley II '72, Leila and Melville Straus '60, Laurie J. Weil DVM and Dr. Thomas J. Wool '72, the Leon C. 1927, Charles L. 1955, and Andrew J. 1984 Greenebaum Fund, the Philip Fowler 1927 Memorial Fund, and the William Chase Grant 1919 Memorial Fund.
Exhibition Curator
Brian Kennedy