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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.38.93
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (page of photocopied letter, left page); Untitled (drawing of rooster over photograph, right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Morocco/Japan/Travel
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, sketchbook page
Date
1989
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/376370

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and white photocopy, metalic and black marker on photograph, and adhesive on paper
Dimensions
open (approx.): 35.6 × 57.2 cm (14 × 22 1/2 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Left page, photocopied text: - 3 - // The piece has a "bite" that / will counterpoint the / overall [sweet?] electronics. / Cost will be no more than / $10.000.--, budget / tomorrow, illustration / by Monday / Cheers, / cordially / OP
  • inscription: Right page, on photograph, l.l., In metalic marker: P. 89

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
2019.38.93
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 185, 186

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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