House in Process

Date1996

MediumPlastic, wood, and metal

Dimensions24 × 48 × 1 1/2 in. (61 × 121.9 × 3.8 cm) Framed Size (Plexi Box): 30 × 54 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (76.2 × 138.4 × 8.3 cm)

Credit LineDC Commission on the Arts and Humanities Wilson Building Collection

Object numberDCCAH2006.223

ClassificationsSculpture

Locations

Wilson Building Art Collection (1350 Pennsylvania Ave NW)

DescriptionOn a drive across southern Pennsylvania going to a friend’s farm, Ringwald saw a house being built on a hill. Its shape, proportions and window placement struck her, and she did a quick sketch. From that image Ringwald made three “House in Process” pieces, this one with brushed aluminum, one with tarpaper and one with cherry wood.