Sol LeWitt was a Connecticut-born artist known for "conceptual art." He believed that it is the idea that is important, not the execution. In many cases he developed a plan and had assistants do the painting.
In 2004 the Wadsworth commissioned LeWitt for a wall drawing for the entrance to Great Hall. The colorful Whirls and Twirls is the result. LeWitt imagined patterns of circles and squares created in the rainbow’s colors of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet.
Whirls and Twirls is a striking contrast to the pale classical forms in Morgan Hall where it is painted. At the base of the monumental staircase leading to second story display areas, Hartford-born financier J. P. Morgan commissioned an inscription with brass letters announcing the dedication of the memorial to his father and his family’s ties to Hartford.
The museum's entrance has an earlier wall drawing by LeWitt. This view is from a floor above the front doors, looking through the entrance hall toward the Wadsworth 1 gallery. It also shows a sign for "Rebel, Revolt, Resist," an America 250 theme reflected in many galleries.
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I remember you showing his work before, Jack.
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