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Christian Boltanski sculpture

Object | Accession Number: 1991.232.1.1-.3

Art installation created by Christian Boltanski in 1988 consisting of a black and white photograph in a tin container covered by wire mesh and illuminted by a single light bulb.

Artwork Title
Tiroir
Date
creation:  1988
Classification
Art
Category
Sculpture
Object Type
Installations (Art) (lcsh)

About This Object

Physical Description
Art installation
1.1. One black and white photograph.
1.2. Clothes in a tin drawer with a wire mesh top.
1.3. One light.
Dimensions
overall: Height: 37.125 inches (94.298 cm) | Width: 24.125 inches (61.278 cm) | Depth: 16.000 inches (40.64 cm)
Materials
overall : paper, gelatin silver print, cloth, metal
Contributor
Artist: Christian Boltanski

Keywords and Subjects

Administrative History

Legal Status
Permanent Collection
Provenance
The sculpture was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1991 by Bernard and Rita Segerman.

Rights and Restrictions

Conditions on Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions on Use
No restrictions on use

 
Record last modified: 2022-07-28 17:43:59
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