Velvet White – Velvet White is a work by which artist and what year?

Velvet White – Velvet White is a work by which artist and what year?

• A. John Chamberlain, 1962
• B. Jasper Johns, 1965
• C. Andy Warhol, 1965
• D. Roy Lichtenstein, 1963

Answer: (A)

Velvet White points to a sculptor’s material-focused exploration in the early 1960s. John Chamberlain is famous for abstract sculptures made from crushed car parts welded together, creating surfaces that catch light with a soft, velvety look. A piece from 1962 fits right into that period when he was producing many works in that vein. The other artists are known for different directions— Johns for iconic painted imagery and assemblage, Warhol for Pop imagery in the mid-1960s, Lichtenstein for comic-inspired painting in the early 1960s—so Velvet White aligns most plausibly with Chamberlain’s sculptural practice from that year.

Velvet White points to a sculptor’s material-focused exploration in the early 1960s. John Chamberlain is famous for abstract sculptures made from crushed car parts welded together, creating surfaces that catch light with a soft, velvety look. A piece from 1962 fits right into that period when he was producing many works in that vein. The other artists are known for different directions— Johns for iconic painted imagery and assemblage, Warhol for Pop imagery in the mid-1960s, Lichtenstein for comic-inspired painting in the early 1960s—so Velvet White aligns most plausibly with Chamberlain’s sculptural practice from that year.