Mississippi Circle
- Artist
- Richard Long, English, born 1945
- Date
- 1988
- Material
- Limestone
- Classification
- Sculpture, stone & mineral
- Current Location
- Not on view
- Dimensions
- height of rock ring: 10 in. (25.4 cm)
overall diameter: 18 ft. (548.6 cm)
diameter of void: 108 in. (274.3 cm)
width of rock ring: 54 in. (137.2 cm)
weight (approximate): 8000 lb. (3628.8 kg) - Credit Line
- Funds given by Mr. and Mrs. James E. Schneithorst
- Rights
- © 2013 Richard Long. All Rights Reserved, DACS, London / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
- Object Number
- 75:1988
NOTES
Richard Long created Mississippi Circle at the Saint Louis Art Museum for an exhibition of new sculpture in 1988. After collecting over four tons of limestone rocks from the banks of the Mississippi River in and around St.Louis, the artist arranged them inside a gallery in the form of a broad and unadorned circular band. Long’s immense limestone structure pays spiritual homage to Missouri’s natural topography and the critical role that the river plays in our city’s history and cultural identity.
Provenance
- 1988
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Donald Young Gallery
Notes:
Invoice dated October 25, 1988 [SLAM document files] and Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 28, 1988.
Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, IL
1988 -
Saint Louis Art Museum, purchased from Donald Young Gallery
Notes:
Invoice dated October 25, 1988 [SLAM document files] and Minutes of the Collections Committee of the Board of Trustees, Saint Louis Art Museum, October 28, 1988.