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Dame of the Narrows

Red Grooms; Mimi Gross; Ruckus Construction Company

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Caption

Red Grooms (American, born 1937); Mimi Gross; Ruckus Construction Company. Dame of the Narrows, 1975. Mixed media, Dimensions of hull: 128 × 65 × 102 in. (325.1 × 165.1 × 259.1 cm) Overall length of structure with gangplanks extended: 202 in. (513.1 cm) Meaurements of ramp: 13 × 30 × 45 in. (33 × 76.2 × 114.3 cm) Measurements of water: maximum from center of hull: 142 in. (360.7 cm) Measurements of stepped pier units (slightly irregular): 36 × 33 1/2 × 63 i. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Citizens Committee for New York City, Inc., 77.56. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Dame of the Narrows

Date

1975

Medium

Mixed media

Classification

Installation

Dimensions

Dimensions of hull: 128 × 65 × 102 in. (325.1 × 165.1 × 259.1 cm) Overall length of structure with gangplanks extended: 202 in. (513.1 cm) Meaurements of ramp: 13 × 30 × 45 in. (33 × 76.2 × 114.3 cm) Measurements of water: maximum from center of hull: 142 in. (360.7 cm) Measurements of stepped pier units (slightly irregular): 36 × 33 1/2 × 63 i

Signatures

Unsigned

Credit Line

Gift of the Citizens Committee for New York City, Inc.

Accession Number

77.56

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Red Grooms

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Mimi Gross

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Ruckus Construction Company

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