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A small illustrated plastic case containing twp joined electrical plugs

A small, thin, rectangular, plastic case has a printed illustration showing in its clear lid. The illustration is a diagram of numbered lines that run parallel vertically, and bend toward the top and bottom to intersect diagonally with each other. The title of the piece and the name of the artist is printed on the diagram, with the letters appearing individually in between the intersecting lines. Inside the case, on the red plastic tray is white two-pronged electrical plug which is attached by a short cord to a black lastic electrical plug.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26468
People
Jock Reynolds, American (born 1947)
Published by Fluxus, American
Title
Potentially Dangerous Electrical Household Appliance
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple
Date
late 1960s
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/29151

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Red plastic box with offset-printed label, containing altered electrical plugs
Technique
Mixed technique
Dimensions
box: 9.3 x 12 x 1.6 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
S. >368.I

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
Accession Year
2005
Object Number
M26468
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Jon Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), p.448

Exhibition History

  • Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007
  • 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/04/2018 - 04/09/2019

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