Prima Porta
Artist: Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020)
Date: 2013
Dimensions:
73 × 45 × 3 in. (185.4 × 114.3 × 7.6 cm)
Medium: Wood
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Gift of Heidi Boghosian
Object number: 2014.36
DescriptionThis found object sculpture is comprised of a wooden door
Boghosian's art frequently utilizes found objects that display the physical evidence of their past- scuffs, wear, and weathering are common. Prima Porta is typical in this regard. This found object sculpture is comprised of a door that Bogosian came across during his travels in Europe. The work shares a special connection to another of Boghosian's pieces, which bears the same name. That work is an 800 pound bronze door; cast in 1978, it hangs permanently in Dartmouth's Webster Hall.
Boghosian's art frequently utilizes found objects that display the physical evidence of their past- scuffs, wear, and weathering are common. Prima Porta is typical in this regard. This found object sculpture is comprised of a door that Bogosian came across during his travels in Europe. The work shares a special connection to another of Boghosian's pieces, which bears the same name. That work is an 800 pound bronze door; cast in 1978, it hangs permanently in Dartmouth's Webster Hall.
Not on view
In Collection(s)