Salvatore Scarpitta: Traveler Exhibition Checklist

Hirshhorn Plaza

INSTALLED ON LOWER LEVEL

All works by Salvatore Scarpitta unless otherwise noted. All art © Stella Alba Cartaino unless otherwise noted.

Salvatore Scarpitta, Moby Dick (Extramural-Composition n. 3), 1958. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; bequest of B.H. Friedman. Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American ArtMoby Dick (Extramural-Composition n. 3)
1958
Paint, resin, sand, and charcoal on canvas

Salvatore Scarpitta, Nikos, 1958. Collection of Nicholas Howey and Gerard Widdershoven. Photo: Robert Levin, NYNikos
1958
Resin on fabric over wood

Ponte S. Felice
1958
Paint and resin on fabric over wood

Salvatore Scarpitta, Untitled, 1958. Private Collection. Photo courtesy Mnuchin GalleryUntitled
1958
Paint and resin on canvas over metal

Facetowel Print (The Traveler)
1959, revised after 1964
Canvas, paint, resin, wood, and mixed media

Mas Tres
c. 1959
Paint, canvas straps, and mixed media over wood

Salvatore Scarpitta, Sundial for Racing, 1962. Krannert Art Museum and Kinkead Pavilion, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Festival of Art Purchase Fund. Photo: Chris Brown PhotographySundial for Racing
1962
Canvas, paint, resin, and mixed media

Drummer Sergeant
1963
Canvas straps, paint, resin, and mixed media

Salvatore Scarpitta, Racer’s Pillow, 1963. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; bequest of B.H. Friedman. Digital Image © Whitney Museum of American ArtRacer’s Pillow
1963
Canvas, paint, resin, and mixed media

Salvatore Scarpitta, Tishamingo (for Franz Kline), 1964. Courtesy Luxembourg & Dayan, New York/London and Natalie Seroussi, Paris. Photo courtesy of Luxembourg & Dayan, New York/London and Natalie Seroussi, ParisTishamingo (for Franz Kline)
1964
Canvas, paint, and mixed media

Autoritratto con auto da corsa (Auto Collage)
1966
Paint and decals on photograph

Salvatore Scarpitta, Sal Cragar, 1969. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Photo: Lee StalsworthSal Cragar
1969
Car parts, metal, and fiberglass

Sled Log
1973
Wood, canvas, resin, and mixed media

Black Sled
1974
Wood, leather, paint, and mixed media

Salvatore Scarpitta, Snowshoe Sled, 1974Snowshoe Sled
1974
Canvas, resin, paint, wood, and leather

Sal is Racer
1985
Color photographs

Salvatore Scarpitta, Trevis Race Car (Sal Gambler Special) (detail), 1985. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Photo: Lee StalsworthTrevis Race Car (Sal Gambler Special)
1985
Race car and paint

Salvatore Scarpitta, Cot and Lock Step n. 2 Cargo, 1989–2000 and Osoppo ’44, 1990. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC. Gift of Luca Patrizio DiBenedetto, 2013. Photo: Cathy CarverCot and Lock Step n. 2 Cargo
1989/2000
Wood skis, canvas, metal, and mixed media 

Salvatore Scarpitta, Cot and Lock Step n. 2 Cargo, 1989 and 2000. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC. Photo: Cathy CarverOsoppo 44
1990
Wood ski, canvas, metal, and mixed media