James Lee Byars
Black Dress

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Black Dress
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ArtistAmerican, 1932–1997
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Dress
  • from S.M.S. No.1
DateFebruary 1968
Published inUnited States
MediumModel of "Friendship Dress", meant to accommodate four people. Black tissue in envelope with photographic portraits.
DimensionsImage: 10 × 10 in. (25.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Susan Lorence
Object number2005.1836.1.A
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S.M.S. No. 1
James Lee Byars
February 1968
Mixed media
2005.1836.1.A-.L
Richard Hamilton
February 1968
Photographic construction
2005.1836.1.H
February 1968
Printed lettering and text on folded paper sheet
2005.1836.1.F
Irving Petlin
February 1968
Printed polychrome paper portfolio
2005.1836.1.L
Nancy Reitkopf
February 1968
Printed luggage labels.
2005.1836.1.E.1-.6
Walter De Maria
February 1968
Documentation of proposal to install a telephone booth at the Chicago Museum of Contemporary Art for visitors to answer random calls from the artist.
2005.1836.1.B
La Monte Young
February 1968
Young's statements(on the relationship of tuning to time) hand written in silver on folded construction paper with calligraphic border by Zazeela.
2005.1836.1.C
George Reavey
February 1968
A poem printed on tissue enclosed in another poem silkscreened in colors on grey.
2005.1836.2.K
Christo
February 1968
Mylar and paper construction.
2005.1836.1.J
Julien Levy
February 1968
pad of prnted forms, handwritten prescriptions, five colored capsules
2005.1836.1.K.1-.6
Su Braden
February 1968
Pen and ink on vellum
2005.1836.1.I