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Identification and Creation

Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.5.2
People
Barnett Newman, American (New York NY 1905 - 1970 New York NY)
Title
Letter opener
Classification
Artists' Tools
Work Type
knife
Date
20th century
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/354647

Physical Descriptions

Dimensions
0.8 × 1.5 × 15.5 cm (5/16 × 9/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Collection of Barnett and Annalee Newman
Estate of Annalee Newman
The Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, Gift of the Barnett and Annalee Newman Foundation
Copyright
© The Barnett Newman Foundation, New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Object Number
ARCH.2007.9.5.2
Contact
am_straus@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Letter opener with black plastic handle and slightly corroded metal knife.

Subjects and Contexts

  • Barnett Newman Studio Materials Collection