Artist's documents: Installation Specifications
1943 - 1987
Christopher Wilmarth
American
[Formerly in large green three-ring binder; removed from binder for storage by Susan von Salis, 9-2005]
Within the binder are 76 mylar sheets, each containing at least 1 if not a packet of related pages. The first 2 sheets/4 sides are a table of contents, and the rest are predominantly xeroxes of various handwritten instructions and sketches that Wilmarth produced for the installation (and sometimes the crating) of some particular materials and 65 specific sculptures. The table of contents runs as follows:
1) General: Installing large curved glass wall pieces which rest on the floor at the bottom edge
2) General: To unpack curved glass
3) General: To install metal section of wall sculpture (1978)
4) General: To uncrate steel or bronze for wall sculpture (1978)
5) Travel list: Installation tools
6) General: Glass (1978)
WORK IN THE ESTATE
7) Out, 1967
8) Cirrus, 1968
9) Gyes Arcade, 1969
10) Thinner, 1969-70
11) Opening Slope, 1971-72
12) Nine Clearings for a Standing Man #8
13) Days on Blue, 1976
14) Is/Was (Deep), 1975-76
15) Stocking Stairs (Blue Closed), 1976
16) Gnomon's Parade (Standard), 1980
17) Sigh, 1979-80
18) "My Old Books Closed . . .," 1979-80
19) "When Winter on Forgotten Woods . . .," 1979-80
20) "When Winter on Forgotten Woods . . .," 1981
21) Maiden Lane, 1971
INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS FOR WORKS NOT IN THE
ESTATE
21) [mis-numbered] C.C. Rider, 1971
22) Tarp, 1971
23) Fats, 1971
24) Trace, 1972
25) Shades of Memphis, 1972
26) Cross Cut Drawing, 1972
27) Given #1, 1972
28) Slip, 1972
29) My Divider, 1972
30) Six Clearings for Hank Williams, 1972
31) Clear Blue for Hank Williams, 1972
32) Square Stream, 1972
33) Stream, 1972
34) Deeps, L.A., 1972
35) Blue Release, 1972
36) Susan Walked In, 1972
37) Alba Sweeps, 1972-73
38) Standing Deeps L.A., 1973
39) Roebling, 1973
40) Arcore End, 1973
41) Nine Clearings for a Standing Man: Annotated catalogue showing hole locations in glass
42) Nine Clearings for a Standing Man, #s 1-9, 1973
43) Nine Clearings for a Standing Man, 1973 crate specifications
44) Nine Clearings #2, 1973
45) Nine Clearings #3, 1973
46) Nine Clearings #4, 1973
47) Beginning, 1974
48) Second Roebling II, 1974
49) Given #2, 1974
50) Calling (Maquette), 1974
51) Gnomon, 1974
52) Calling, 1974-76
53) Second Roebling #3, 1974-75
54) Celadon Walk, 1975-76
55) The Iron Line, 1975-76
56) Invitation #2, 1975-76
57) Leavers and Dreams, 1975-76
58) Street Leaf #2, 1977
59) Stray, 1977
60) Street Leaf #1, 1977
61) Street Leaf #3, 1977
62) Second Stray, 1977
63) City Willows #2, 1977
64) Street Leaf #4, 1978
65) Long Straight Stray, 1978
66) Breath, 1979-80: Nail angles and depth chart
67) Breath: Book, table and portfolio installation
68) "The Whole Soul Summed Up," 1979-80
69) "Insert Myself Within Your Story . . .," 1979-81
70) "Insert Myself Within Your Story . . .," 1979-80
71) "My Old Books Closed . . .," 1980-81
72) Toast, 1979-81
73) Saint, 1979-80
74) Saint (Doors Give Reasons), 1983
Xeroxed and typed sheets