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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.30.57
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (notes with zodiac symbols, right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sun Valley "Neon Rainbow"/Utah Arts Festival/1st Night Boston/Sky Art Zodiac/Kansas City Children's Park
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, sketchbook page
Date
1985
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/375248

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black pen and blue marker on paper
Dimensions
open (approx.): 36 × 56.5 cm (14 3/16 × 22 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: In black marker:: Hamburg 22 VII - '85 // on signs of the zodiac / for costumes and / symbols; ice sculptures // aries / ram // cancer // libra // taurus / bull // leo / lion // scorpio // gemini / twins / virgo / sagittarius / capricorn

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Elizabeth Goldring Piene, gift; to the Busch-Reisinger Museum, 2018.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Gift of Elizabeth Goldring Piene
Copyright
© Otto Piene Estate
Accession Year
2019
Object Number
2019.30.57
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 113-114

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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