Sky Cathedral

Title: Sky Cathedral
Agent: Louise Nevelson (American sculptor, born in Ukraine, 1899–1988)
Date created: 1958
Medium: assemblages (sculpture)
Measurements: 343.9 x 305.4 x 45.7 cm (11' 3 1/2" x 10' 1/4" x 18" inches)
place of creation: New York, New York, United States
cultural context: America; United States
Description: Sky Cathedral consists of boxes stacked against a wall, each compartment filled with wooden scraps including moldings, dowels, spindles, and furniture parts.
material: found objects; recycled materials; scrap metal; secondary wood; enamel paint; matte; black (color)
has technique: assemblages (sculpture); junk sculpture; welding; woodworking equipment
has style period: Abstract Expressionist; assemblage artists; found art
Subject: New Yorker (of modern U.S. state); urban art; feminism; cathedral complexes; recycled
Type: assemblage
place of repository: Museum of Modern Art (New York)
Identifier: Nevelson_01_SkyCathedral 1958
Rights: © 2026 Estate of Louise Nevelson / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York