Art, literature & historyStudy for the Sculpture Glass Strata with Mulch and Soil
1969
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Graphite, with erasing and fiber-tipped pen (faded to yellow), on ivory wood-pulp laminate board
- Dimensions
- 20 × 25.1 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1986.986.2
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Study for the Sculpture Glass Strata with Mulch and Soil — Robert Smithson. 1969.
Medium: Graphite, with erasing and fiber-tipped pen (faded to yellow), on ivory wood-pulp laminate board. Dimensions: 20 × 25.1 cm (7 7/8 × 9 15/16 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.