Puppy : Guggenheim Museum Bilbao (Bilbao, Spain) : Overall view looking south
- Creator:
- Koons, Jeff, 1954-
- Published/Created:
- Bilbao, Basque Provinces, Spain
1992-1997 - Physical Description:
- 43 ft (height)
- Date Depicted:
- 2008
1950 AD - 2010 AD - Materials:
- stainless steel; soil; geotextile fabric; flowering plants
- Notes:
- This floral sculpture of a West Highland terrier has been located at several sites. It was first created in 1992 for a temporary exhibit in Germany. As of 1997, as part of the opening exhibit , it is now part of the permanent collection of the Bilbao Guggenheim. A stainless steel armature holds over 25 tons of soil watered by an internal irrigation system. In the summer of 2000, the statue travelled to New York City for a temporary exhibition at Rockefeller Center.
- Topics:
- Sculpture -- United States -- 20th century -- (YVRC)
- Period/Style:
- Twentieth century
- Culture:
- American
- Accession Number:
- 6A1-KJ-P-A2
- Genre:
- outdoor sculpture (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Sculptures, Models, & Architecture
- Rights:
- Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement. - Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Digital:
- animal; botanical; contemporary (1960 to present); dog; kitsch; Neo-Geo; Post-Pop; Chia Pets Neo-Pop; Twentieth century open spaces; gardens; topiary; visual works; environmental art ; visual works; sculpture (visual work)
- Source Creator:
- Gilchrist, Scott
- Source Title:
- Archivision Addition Module Five
- Source Created:
- 2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
2008 - Source Note:
- Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Local Record Number:
- 4090
- OID:
- 10058730
- PID:
- digcoll:1800628