Summary
Hamilton created the print The Solomon R. Guggenheim during the process of designing six large sculptural reliefs of the same form. The Solomon R. Guggenheim (Neapolitan), 1965-6 (T01195) is one of these. The print and the reliefs show the same full-frontal view of the building set in a square background. When he coloured five of the reliefs, Hamilton did not distinguish between the museum and the sky behind; only the Metalflake version has a different colour in the narrow flat margin behind the relief structure differentiating the figure from the background. The screenprint – like The Solomon R. Guggenheim – architect’s visual, 1965 (Museum of Modern Art, New York), the initial pastel and gouache study Hamilton made for this project – shows the museum’s dramatic curves against an intense blue sky. The building itself is shaded tan and brown, with bands of black depicting areas of shadow under the massive contoured concrete walls… (read more)
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