Harvard Art Museums > 1995.706: Economic Value Food Canister Vessels Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Economic Value Food Canister (Joseph Beuys) , 1995.706,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/201771. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.706 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Title Economic Value Food Canister Other Titles Original Language Title: Wirtschaftswert Taschen Essenträger Classification Vessels Work Type vessel Date c. 1977-1980 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/201771 Physical Descriptions Medium Aluminum food canister, inscribed in red fiber-tip ink, stamped, fat Dimensions 15 x 15 x 8.5 cm (5 7/8 x 5 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: in red fiber-tip ink at l.c.: Joseph Beuys inscription: c. on metal canister, red fiber-tip ink, German, in artist's hand: 1 Wirtschaftswert ["1 Economic Value"] stamp: u.r. on label and metal canister, German: Hauptstrom ["main current"] 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 1995.706 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by Joseph Beuys" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1996), Unpublished, passim Exhibition History Eat Art: Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Sonja Alhäuser, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 10/04/2001 - 12/16/2001 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
