A cardboard box with lettering in black ink.
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The cover of the cardboard box reads “Water Yam, arranged by George Brecht.” Along the side there is text that reads “Fluxus No. CS.” The box opens by pulling out a tray which contains sixty-eight printed cards.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M26395
People
George Brecht, American (New York, NY 1926 - 2008 Cologne, Germany)
Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA)
Published by Fluxus, American
Title
Water Yam
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple
Date
1963
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/18757

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Cardboard box with offset-printed label containing 68 printed cards.
Technique
Photolithograph
Dimensions
box: 16 x 15 x 4.4 cm (6 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 1 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Top of box, Ink, English: Inscribed across top of box: "Model / Book available at desk $5.00"

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. 355

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
M26395
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), pp.216-219

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, 10/07/2015 - 04/06/2016; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/20/2022 - 04/24/2023

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