Harvard Art Museums > 1995.743: Do-It-Yourself Thread 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"Do-It-Yourself Thread (Joseph Beuys) , 1995.743,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/219109. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.743 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Title Do-It-Yourself Thread Other Titles Original Language Title: Heimwerkerbindfaden Classification Sculpture Work Type sculpture Date c. 1977-1984 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/219109 Physical Descriptions Medium Thread, cardboard, and paper wrapper, inscribed in graphite, stamped Dimensions sight: 15 x 12 x 3 cm (5 7/8 x 4 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: in graphite at c.l. of wrapper: Joseph Beuys inscription: l.l. of wrapper, graphite, handwritten, German, in artist's hand: 1 Wirtschaftswert stamp: c.r. of wrapper, blue ink, English: FREE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (circular stamp) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1995 Object Number 1995.743 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by Joseph Beuys" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1996), Unpublished, passim Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete.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
