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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2020.141
People
George Brecht, American (New York, NY 1926 - 2008 Cologne, Germany)
Robert Filliou, French (Sauve (Gard), France 1926 - 1986 Dordogne, France)
Published by Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach
Title
La Cédille qui sourit. Städtisches Museum Mönchengladbach, 18. Juni - 27. Juli 1969
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple, object
Date
1969
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/367478

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Slip case cardboard box mimicking an oversized matchbox containing a standard sized matchbox, which contains four hook screws that resemble cedillas. Also included are twenty-two die-cut cards, three leaflets, loose pages and an invitation to participate in the making of an anthology of jokes by postcard
Dimensions
16.3 × 20.6 × 2.1 cm (6 7/16 × 8 1/8 × 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Dr. Dorette Hildebrand-Staab, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2020.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
Edition of 440

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Dorette Hildebrand-Staab
Copyright
© Estates of George Brecht and Robert Filliou
Accession Year
2020
Object Number
2020.141
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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