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Frederick Hammersley, Circle two, November 14, 1963, oil on Masonite, 24 × 32 1/2 in. Collectio…
Circle two
Frederick Hammersley, Circle two, November 14, 1963, oil on Masonite, 24 × 32 1/2 in. Collectio…
Frederick Hammersley, Circle two, November 14, 1963, oil on Masonite, 24 × 32 1/2 in. Collection of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Gift of Frederick Hammersley, 2005 (2005.16.16) © New Mexico Museum of Art.

Circle two

Artist (American, 1919 - 2009)
Date#32 1963 (November 14)
Mediumoil on Masonite in artist-made frame
DimensionsImage: 24 × 32 1/2 in. (61 × 82.6 cm)
Frame: 26 1/2 × 35 × 2 in. (67.3 × 88.9 × 5.1 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineGift of Frederick Hammersley, 2005
Object number2005.16.16
DescriptionAbstract of half circles in red, green, pink and blue.
Text Entries

All organic paintings should always be reproduced showing their artist-made frames, if possible, since Hammersley considered the frames part of the works.

*See email in Accession file.

Notes from Frederick Hammersley Painting Book 2

24” x 32 ½” Masonite-2 coats gelvatex finish 14 November 1963

title: circle two

Paintings:

In an effort to establish consistency for the titles of Frederick Hammersley’s paintings, the Frederick Hammersley Foundation provides the following guidelines based on his records and practice:

 

Only the first letter of the first word of the title is capitalized with the remaining words all in lower case unless there is a proper name, for example, Plugged in and Peter pays Paul. In addition, when the ampersand or plus sign is included, it should remain so and not be spelled out, for example, Rhyme & reason and Two + fro.

 

Numbers associated with paintings indicate the work’s position in the sequence of paintings Hammersley produced in a particular year. For example, Mutual fund, #1 1972, indicates that it was the first painting he produced in 1972. The number is not part of the title and should always appear with the year. When months and days are indicated or known, they may follow the number and year, in parentheses, for example, Circle two, #32 1963 (November 14).

 

For publication materials and exhibition labels, the title information should appear as follows, Mutual fund, #1 1972. The number is not italicized or enclosed in parentheses and a comma should not be placed between it and the year. In publications, the title of the work should appear next to its reproduced image. For exhibitions the title should appear on the wall next to the piece.

 

Since Hammersley considered the custom, artist-made frames for his pieces as part of the work, the preference is to include them in reproductions of works, especially organic paintings.

 

*These notes have been edited for clarity by Erica Prater, Collections Manager and approved by Kathleen Shields on 5/8/20. Please see complete guidelines document and email correspondence in the Accession file.

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