A Man Climbs a Mountain Because It Is There, A Man Makes a Work of Art Because It Is Not There, 1968

Item — Box: 283

Identifier: CC-51755-72855

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Scope and Contents

This is Carl Andre's first one man show in a musem and his first catalogue. Johannes Cladders wrote the German text for the book object. All the English texts are in Andre's own handwriting and appear to be printed offset though another process might have been used. On the folder cover, Andre writes, "A man climbs a mountain because it is there. A man makes a work of art because it is not there." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

Creation: 1968

Creator

Andre, Carl, 1935-2024 (Person)
Cladders, Johannes, 1924-2009 (Translator, Person)

Extent

1 item (1 book object) : 1 folder (papercard, folded, offset) + 2 unbound pages (folded, offset) + 1 cloth (accordion folded, silkscreened text), in 1 box (cardboard, celluloid lid, silkscreen) ; 19.4 x 14.7 cm (folder), 400 x 16 cm (cloth, unfolded), 21 x 17 x 2 cm (box)

Language of Materials

English

German

Additional Description

Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

Materials Specific Details

Published: Monchengladbach, West Germany : Stadtisches Museum Monchengladbach. Nationality of creator: American. Copies: About 660 total copies. 469 number copy.