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Net Two Folding Rules
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Net Two Folding Rules

Date1970
Maker William T. Wiley American, 1937 - 2021
Label TextWiley is well-known for his light-hearted and humorous figurative paintings, but as evidenced in this early work, he was also working through ideas of process and structure that were of interest to artists that defined Minimalism. His mock-scientific study regarding "net results" on the central text panel led to the net-like structure of the piece, which in turn resembles a deconstructed painting.
Object number80.66
ProvenanceSidney and Anne Gerber, Seattle, Washington; gifted to the Seattle Art Museum, December 8, 1980
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, November 2007-November 2008 Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, "American Art, Third Quarter Century", August 23- October 14, 1973 Seattle, Washington, Manolides Gallery, "William T. Wiley," 1971Published Referencesvan der Marck, Jan, "American Art: Third Quarter Century", Seattle Art Museum, 1973, cat. no. 74, illus. p. 94
Credit LineGift of Sidney and Anne Gerber
Dimensions59 15/16 x 59 15/16 in. (152.3 x 152.3 cm)
MediumCotton webbing, wood, and silk
Photo: Scott Leen
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1983
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Photo: Scott Leen
William T. Wiley
1974
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Photo: Scott Leen
William T. Wiley
1984
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
William T. Wiley
1978
Object number: 86.283
Photo: Scott Leen
William T. Wiley
1975
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Photo: Scott Leen
William T. Wiley
1973
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Photo: Paul Macapia
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1986
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Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Lucia Wiley
ca. 1935
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