Small Cities III

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Artist Louise Nevelson (American, 1899–1988)

Title Small Cities III

Date 1978–1985

Medium Painted wood

Dimensions Overall: 8 3/8 x 9 3/8 x 9 9/16 in. (21.3 x 23.8 x 24.3 cm)

Credit Line Jane and Roger Wolcott Memorial, Gift of Thomas T. Solley, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 86.12A

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Louise Nevelson combined found objects, unifying them by coating their surfaces in a layer of monochrome paint. Though many of Nevelson’s sculptures consist of large-scale, open-faced compartments filled with objects, Small Cities III, a set of drawers with a concealable interior, is more intimate. Although composed of items associated with domestic work, including buttons and clothespins, Nevelson has transformed them into aesthetic objects.

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"Small Cities III | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=86.12A