Harvard Art Museums > M26481: L'Optique Moderne Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"L'Optique Moderne (Daniel Spoerri)(François Dufrêne)(Designed by George Maciunas)(Published by Fluxus) , M26481,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 21, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/29341. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number M26481 People Daniel Spoerri, Swiss (Galati, Romania 1930 - 2024) François Dufrêne, French (Paris 1930 - 1982) Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA) Published by Fluxus, American Title L'Optique Moderne Classification Prints Work Type artist's book Date 1963 Culture French Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/29341 Physical Descriptions Medium Offset-printed Artist's Book Technique Photolithograph Dimensions 20 x 14 x 0.8 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 5/16 in.) 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. 415 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 © 2020 Daniel Spoerri / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ProLitteris, Switzerland Accession Year 2005 Object Number M26481 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. Descriptions Description This edition was originally planned at 700 copies, although Maciunas, reacting to reports that they were so badly printed as to be unsellable, seems to have duped the printer out of payment, and in the process only managed to collect 300 copies, abandoning the other 400. Publication History Jon Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), pp. 488-90 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