Object number1977.60.10
15 Part Conundrum
Datebefore 1966
Artist
George Brecht
(American, 1926 - 2008)
CultureAmerican
MediumMixed media on linen
DimensionsFramed: 12 1/4 x 10 1/2 x 1 3/8 in. (31.1 x 26.7 x 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ossorio
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn backing paper on reverse of frame, signed center in ink: George Brecht
InscribedOn backing paper on reverse of frame, by artist, center in ink: April 29, 1966 The Something Else Gallery / 238 West 22 Street / N.Y. City / Phones 242-2903 / WA 9-2699; by unidentified hand, lower right in green ink: 638; on a small circular sticker affixed to the backing paper on reverse of frame: 638; on a typed label affixed to the backing paper on the reverse of frame: VASSAR COLLEGE ART GALLERY / Poughkeepsie, New York / 77.60.10 Painting USA 20th C. / George Brecht (1925- ) / 15 Part Conundrum / mixed media on linen under glass c. 1966 / frame: 12 3/16 x 10 7/16" (31 x 26.5 cm) / Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Ossorio, 1977
BibliographyBrier, Jessica D.. On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print. Poughkeepsie, NY: Vassar College in association with Scala Arts Publishers, Inc., 2022, pl. 34 ProvenancePurchased from The Something Else GalleryVassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryIntermedia, The Something Else Gallery, New York, NY, April 30 - May 11, 1966 [exhibited as part of "objects from the archives"]; On the Grid: Ways of Seeing in Print, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, August 20 - December 22, 2022
DescriptionBlack and white typeface stamps arranged in a 3 x 5 grid with the letters "AAA / AAΛ / EEE / FET / TTI" flush-mounted to a single piece of wood. The wood is affixed to a tan linen backing of a shadowbox frame.
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