Sol LeWitt</a> (1928-2007) was one of America’s leading conceptual artists. Believing that the idea of art is more important than its physical presence, <a target="_blank" href=https://www.mutualart.com/Exhibition/Sol-LeWitt--Wall-Drawing/"/Artist/Sol-LeWitt/5D1F862F0381BF32">LeWitt created works that had their genesis in a set of simple instructions that can be executed by anyone. These directions create logical and repetitive systems of lines, arcs, and grids, which de-emphasize the subjective decisions of the person fabricating the work of art. LeWitt’s wall drawings are the best known examples of his works created according to this conceptual system. In 2000, a member of the class of 1947 gave the anonymous gift of Sol LeWitt’s Wall Drawing #139 (Grid and arcs from the midpoints of four sides) (1972). This important early wall drawing, which is executed in black pencil, will be installed at SCMA for the first time in January 2008. A trained assistant from LeWitt’s New York studio will supervise three Smith students in the execution of the drawing on the wall of the Ketcham Gallery on the Museum’s third floor. To provide a context for LeWitt’s overall body of work, the installation will also contain a rotating selection of works in other media by the artist, including sculpture, drawings, and prints.Image: Sol LeWitt. American, 1928-2007. Brushstrokes in All Directions, 1994. Silkscreen on Folio white paper. Gift of Karen Cooper, class of 1970, and Film Forum, New York City. ©Estate of Sol LeWitt/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Photograph by Petegorsky/Gipe" />