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Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

Untitled [Question 1; Spiral Arrangement]

ArtistThomas Hart Benton(1889-1975)
Daten.d.
MediumBall-point pen on paper
Dimensions7 x 4 13/16 in. (17.8 x 12.2 cm)
Inscription(s)u.l., in blue ink: Question 1 l.r., in blue ink: Spiral[?] arrangement / of cubic[?] ^ forms along axis. / Forms counter one another / [illegible] "spiral[?] countering" / only a term but you see / what I mean
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, Bequest of Dr. Francis V. O’Connor, 2020.105
ClassificationDrawing
ProvenanceFrancis V. O’Connor [1937-2017], New York, NY; by bequest to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2020
On ViewNo
Untitled [Question 1…7 × 4.8 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 4.6× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.