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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2019.48.28
People
Otto Piene, German (Laasphe, Westphalia, Germany 1928 - 2014 Berlin, Germany)
Title
Untitled (bleed-through of previous page, left page); Untitled (adhered notes, measurements, and reports for fax to Mr. Dreste for "Lichtkubus," right page)
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: Sketchbook: Light Sculptures/Notes on Past Sky Events
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing, sketchbook page
Date
1992
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/377024

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Black and red marker, sheets of paper, transaction reports [from fax?], and adhesive on paper
Dimensions
open (approx.): 37.9 × 61.6 cm (14 15/16 × 24 1/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: top sheet, in black marker: OP / fax / 001-508-448-6716 // An / Fa. Dreste / fax 011-49-211-221167 // -1- // Lichtkubus "STARPIT" Brunnen Köln // Sehr geehrter Herr Dreste: / hier sind die Maße; / Zeichnung ist grob; aber alle / Angaben stimmen. Da wir nur / "Vordrseiten" haben können, gibt / es je 8x einen Typ, also 2 x 8 Seitenflächen / und je 2x 2 Deckenflächen. / Ich rufe an! / Otto Piene
  • inscription: Second sheet, in black marker: 1[encircled] = 4[encircled] / 2[encircled] = 3[encircled] // wir haben / gehört, / daß es / nur / "Vorder- / seiten" / gibt, / daher / 8 x Typ 1[encircled], / 8 x Type 2[encircled] // [measurement fro 180 x 180 cube in intervals of 12 cm from 12 to 180]
  • inscription: 1st transaction report: TRANSACTION REPORT // SEND // RECEIVER / 49211221167 // PAGES / 1 // NOTE / COM. E. 2
  • inscription: 2nd transaction report: TRANSACTION REPORT // SEND // RECEIVER / 49211221167 // PAGES / 2 // NOTE / OK
  • inscription: 3rd transaction report: TRANSACTION REPORT // SEND // RECEIVER / 49211221167 // PAGES / 2 // NOTE / OK
  • inscription: 4th transaction report: TRANSACTION REPORT // SEND // RECEIVER / 49211221167 // PAGES / 1 // NOTE / OK

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
2019.48.28
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Pages 55-56

Subjects and Contexts

  • Animating the Page

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Verification Level

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