Harvard Art Museums > 1995.741: Economic Value Honey Substitute Sculpture 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 Honey Substitute (Joseph Beuys) , 1995.741,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/215375. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.741 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Title Economic Value Honey Substitute Other Titles Original Language Title: Wirtschaftswert Kunsthonig Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 1977-1980 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/215375 Physical Descriptions Medium Honey substitute in paper container, inscribed in graphite, stamped, wooden box Dimensions 7 x 8 x 8 cm (2 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in.) wooden box: 11.5 x 11.5 x 8 cm (4 1/2 x 4 1/2 x 3 1/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: on container lid in graphite at u.c.: Joseph Beuys inscription: c. on top of container, graphite, German, in artist's hand: 1 Wirtschaftswert ["1 Economic Value"] stamp: c. on container, black ink, 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 1995.741 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by Joseph Beuys" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1996), Unpublished, passim Exhibition History Eat Art: Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Sonja Alhäuser, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 10/04/2001 -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 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/18/2022 - 10/17/2022 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
