Harvard Art Museums > 1995.265: Phosphorus-Cross Sled Multiples Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Phosphorus-Cross Sled (Joseph Beuys)(Published by Kunstverein Braunschweig) , 1995.265,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/219198. A rectangle sheet of vinyl with a silver-metal bull clip clamped to the top edge. The vinyl has discolored to a yellow tone. The bull clip has the artists signautre on the top. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.265 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Published by Kunstverein Braunschweig Title Phosphorus-Cross Sled Other Titles Original Language Title: Phosphor-Kreuzschlitten Classification Multiples Work Type object, multiple Date 1972 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/219198 Physical Descriptions Medium Phosphorus, vinyl, metal clamp Dimensions 45 x 45 x 0.6 cm (17 11/16 x 17 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: on metal clamp: Joseph Beuys State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition Edition of 100 Standard Reference Number Schellmann 64b, p. 97 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, The Patrons of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Fund Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1995 Object Number 1995.265 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Victoria Bunting, "Fat, Sulphur, Chocolate, and Blood: Storage Preservation and a Condition Survey for a Large Collection of Works by Joseph Beuys" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1996), Unpublished, passim Nicole Ledoux, "Delaying the Inevitable: An Investigation of Plastic Deterioration in Joseph Beuys Multiples" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 13, 2013), Unpublished, pp. 1-35 passim Nicole Ledoux, Georgina Rayner, Susan Costello, and Angela Chang, Preventive Conservation, Treatment, and Technical Study of Plasticized Poly(vinyl chloride) Multiples by Joseph Beuys, Studies in Conservation, Studies in Conservation (https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2022.2033520, 2023), 68, 3, Pages 343-356, Figure 1, Page 344; Figure 2, Page 347; Figure 3, Page 348; Figure 4, Page 348; Figure 5, Page 348; Figure 8, Page 353; Figure 9, Page 354; Figure 10, Page 355 Exhibition History Joseph Beuys: The Sled as Symbol, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 06/04/1996 - 09/04/1996 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/06/2016 - 10/13/2016 Related Articles Lifting the Lid on Beuys: A Curator, a Conservator, and What They Found February 20, 2013 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
