M26448.1: Games & Puzzles
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- M26448.1
- People
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George Brecht, American (New York, NY 1926 - 2008 Cologne, Germany)
- Title
- Games & Puzzles
- Classification
- Multiples
- Work Type
- multiple
- Date
- late 1960s
- Culture
- American
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/4591
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Translucent plastic box with offset-printed label, containing three printed cards and four plastic(?) beads.
- Technique
- Offset print
- Dimensions
- box: 6 x 7.5 x 1.8 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 x 11/16 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.
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
- Copyright
- © Estate of George Brecht / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany.
- Accession Year
- 2005
- Object Number
- M26448.1
- Division
- Modern and Contemporary Art
- Contact
- am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- A miniature version of Brecht's "Games & Puzzles" box editioned as part of Flux Year Box 2. It contains instructions for "Swim Puzzle", "Bead Puzzle", and "Ball Puzzle".
Publication History
- Stephan Wolohojian and Alvin L. Clark, Jr., Harvard Art Museum/ Handbook, ed. Stephan Wolohojian, Harvard Art Museum (Cambridge, 2008)
Exhibition History
- Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007
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Verification Level
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