M26388: Games & Puzzles: Name Kit

Identification and Creation

Object Number

M26388

People

George Brecht, American (New York, NY 1926 - 2008 Cologne, Germany)
Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA)
Published by Fluxus, American

Title

Games & Puzzles: Name Kit

Classification

Multiples

Work Type

multiple

Date

mid 1960s

Culture

American

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/30035

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Plastic box w/ offset-printed labels, containing printed card, misc. objects

Technique

Mixed technique

Dimensions

box: 9.3 x 12 x 2.3 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 7/8 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. 61

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

© Estate of George Brecht / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Germany.

Accession Year

2005

Object Number

M26388

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Contact

am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Publication History

• Jon Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), p. 200

Exhibition History

• Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007
• 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/04/2021 - 04/18/2022

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