Harvard Art Museums > 2003.76: See It Is The Gift Multiples Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"See It Is The Gift (James Lee Byars) , 2003.76,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 22, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/98554. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.76 People James Lee Byars, American (Detroit, MI 1932 - 1997 Cairo, Egypt) Title See It Is The Gift Classification Multiples Work Type multiple Date 1981 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/98554 Physical Descriptions Medium Red leather case Dimensions sight: 40 cm (15 3/4 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Museum Alteiberg store, Mönchengladbach, Germany], sold; to Gabrielle De Ferrari, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Gabriella De Ferrari in honor of James Cuno Copyright © The Estate of James Lee Byars / Michael Werner Gallery Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.76 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description Elegantly produced, round, bright red leather folio, lined in thin sheets of black tissue paper, with an inserted circle of the same tissue, on which the phrase, "SEE IT IS THE GIFT" is embossed in gold. Also included is a certificate, printed in red and black, produced by the Monchengladbach Museum for this multiple, with the following information: Munchengladbach 2702240 Edition of 50 JAMES LEE BYARS SEE IT IS THE GIFT Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
