Democracy is Merry | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 1995.576
People: Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Edition Staeck, Heidelberg
Title: Democracy is Merry
Other Titles: Original Language Title: Demokratie ist lustig
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 1973
Culture: German
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/218659

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Photolithograph

Dimensions

10.5 x 14.7 cm (4 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: in graphite across upper half: Joseph Beuys

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: Schellmann P8, p. 412

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Louise Haskell Daly Fund
Copyright: © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year: 1995
Object Number: 1995.576
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Postcard

Exhibition History

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Verification Level

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1995.576: Democracy is Merry