A colored photograph depicting the words 'Do further with fiction' written in flares.
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

The colored photograph depicts a sign, with the words 'Do further with fiction', written with flares. The photograph was taken at night, and the background is dark. There appears to be a blurred car to the left of the sign, shining its headlights across the picture plane, creating a red and yellow haze. The caption below the image reads FIREWORKS SIGN (1974) / 2' X 18' / STRONIUM NITRATE, POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE / PROVIDENCE, R.I. There is an incription across the bottom edge of the artwork with the edition number and artist's signature.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.8.1
People
Dennis Oppenheim, American (Electric City, Washington 1938 - 2011 New York, New York)
Title
Go Further with Fiction
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Mind Twist: A Portfolio of Burnt Out Thoughts
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1974
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Rhode Island, Providence
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337319

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Chromogenic print
Dimensions
49.5 x 74.5 cm (19 1/2 x 29 5/16 in.)
sheet: 76.2 x 101.6 cm (30 x 40 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, below image: FIREWORKS SIGN (1974) / 2' X 18' / STRONTIUM NITRATE, POTASSIUM PERCHLORATE / PROVIDENCE, R.I.
  • inscription: recto, bottom edge of sheet, in blue ink: Go Further with fiction TP 2/2 Dennis Oppenheim 1977

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Sotheby's, London, c. 2000, sold; to [Richard Saltoun], London, c.2000-2010, sold; to [G.W. Einstein Company, Inc, New York, New York], 2010, sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Dennis Oppenheim Estate
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.8.1
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/06/2016 - 10/13/2016

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