Letter to Doug Lawder
Can I see it?
Not on view at present
Where is “Letter to Doug Lawder” now? Collection: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Not on view at present. Checked September 25, 2026.
New York, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 78.42
In the catalog
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- Whitney Museum of American Art
- Image: Whitney Museum of American Art — © the artist or rights holder
In the life of Carl Andre
The whole life1965
First public exhibition: “Shape and Structure”
He shows his work in public for the first time in the exhibition “Shape and Structure” at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery, curated by Henry Geldzahler.
1966
“Lever” at “Primary Structures”
“Lever” — a single line of 137 firebricks hugging the floor and concisely dividing a space — is included in the exhibition “Primary Structures” at the Jewish Museum in New York; the controversial work brings Andre considerable recognition.
1966
Sculpture to walk on
His innovative works lie flat on the ground instead of rising up; viewers are invited to walk over the sculpture to sense the difference between materials — steel, aluminium — and between standing at the centre of a work and outside its edge.
late 1960s
Karl Ströher buys three major works
The entrepreneur Karl Ströher of Darmstadt acquires three major works by Andre and places them on loan at the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt.
27 June 1968 – 6 October 1968
Exhibition: 4. documenta
1969
Helps found the Art Workers Coalition
He helps organize the Art Workers Coalition.
