Harvard Art Museums > 1995.280: The Silence 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"The Silence (Joseph Beuys)(Published by Edition René Block)(Published by Multiples, New York) , 1995.280,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 17, 2025, https://hvrd.art/o/177950. Five film reels cases stacked on top of each other and shown vertically. They are silver-grey in color on a white background. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.280 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Published by Edition René Block Published by Multiples, New York Title The Silence Other Titles Original Language Title: Das Schweigen Classification Multiples Work Type multiple, sculpture Date 1973 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/177950 Physical Descriptions Medium Five reels of 35 mm film, lacquered and galvanized in copper and zinc Dimensions 26.3 x 38 x 38 cm (10 3/8 x 14 15/16 x 14 15/16 in.) State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition 20 / 50 Standard Reference Number Schellmann 80, p. 116-117 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Edmée Busch Greenough Fund Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1995 Object Number 1995.280 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. Exhibition History In/Tuition: a seminar's engagement with Joseph Beuys, Busch-Reisinger Museum, Cambridge, 09/20/1997 - 12/07/1997 Hard Pressed: 600 Years of Prints and Process, AXA Gallery, New York, 11/02/2000 - 01/14/2001 Another View of Joseph Beuys: Multiples from New England Collections, David Winton Bell Gallery, Providence, 01/28/2006 - 03/08/2006 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, 10/13/2016 - 04/07/2017 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be 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
