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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.263.A-D
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Published by Edition René Block
Title
Silver Broom and Broom without Bristles
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Silberbesen und Besen ohne Haare
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
multiple, sculpture
Date
1972
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/94652

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Wooden broom with silver casing, horsehair, and copper broom with felt lining
Dimensions
143 x 50.5 x 6 cm (56 5/16 x 19 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
4 / 20 plus IV
Standard Reference Number
Schellmann 62, p. 94-95

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Edmée Busch Greenough Fund
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.263.A-D
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Wooden broom coated with 1mm silver casing and horsehair bristles, copper broom with felt lining

Publication History

  • Craig Uram, "Is That Supposed to Be There?: Examination and Survey of a Selection of Joseph Beuys' Multiples with Metal Components" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 2007), Unpublished, pp. 1-245 passim
  • Peter Nisbet and Joseph Koerner, The Busch-Reisinger Museum, Harvard University Art Museums, ed. Peter Nisbet, Harvard University Art Museums and Scala Publishers Ltd. (Cambridge, MA and London, England, 2007), p. 46

Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 1100, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/12/2018 - 10/04/2018

Verification Level

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