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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2023.662
People
Charlotte Moorman, American (Little Rock, AR 1933 - 1991 New York, NY)
Title
Syringe Cello
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
1989
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/382747

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Plastic syringes adhered to plastic backing
Dimensions
123.2 × 40.6 cm (48 1/2 × 16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Estate of Charlotte Moorman, sold; to Ken Hakuta, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2023

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of the Hakuta Family in honor of Mary Schneider Enriquez
Copyright
© Estate of Charlotte Moorman
Accession Year
2023
Object Number
2023.662
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • A Feast of Astonishments: Charlotte Moorman and the Avant-Garde, 1960s-1980s, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, 01/16/2016 - 07/17/2016; Grey Art Gallery, 09/08/2016 - 12/10/2016; Museum der Moderne Salzburg, 03/04/2017 - 06/18/2017

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