Artist
Alice Austin(American)American
CultureAmerican
Titles
- To the Ocean
Date2018
MediumArtist book of linoleum cuts in colors and letterpress on wove paper; objects made of silver, glass, sea shells and plastic placed in Japanese shibori textile bags; all components housed in a wooden box, edition 2 of 5 deluxe copies, edition of 15
DimensionsBox: 9 1/2 × 11 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (24.1 × 29.2 × 8.9 cm)
Book (closed): 8 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 1 in. (21.6 × 24.4 × 2.5 cm)
Book (closed): 8 1/2 × 9 5/8 × 1 in. (21.6 × 24.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Wynne Phelan
Object number2019.38
Non exposé
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Department
Prints and DrawingsObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in printed ink, center: TO THE OCEAN / Alice Austin
Last page of accordion book: Inscribed in graphite, below image: 2/15
Verso: Inscribed in printed ink, center bottom edge: Philadelphia / 2018
Last page of accordion book: Inscribed in graphite, below image: 2/15
Verso: Inscribed in printed ink, center bottom edge: Philadelphia / 2018
Last page of accordion book: Signed in graphite, below image: Alice Austin [cursive]
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Bruce Conner
1974
Steel lockbox, paper envelopes with typewritten text, photocopies on paper, gelatin silver prints with typewritten text, metal keys, plastic bags, clear plastic folders with plastic binding clips, paper folders, fingerprint form, and ink fingerprints
2021.757
Charles LeDray
2009
Laundry cart contents: purple satin bag; clear, white, and black hangers made from alumilite clear cast resin and galvanized steel wire; six pairs of trousers, one shirt, and two neckties made from various fabrics. Laundry bag with nylon cord, alumilite toggles, fabric, and thread, stuffed with fabric.
Palette: wood, nails, glue, wood stain, dirt.
Cart: wood frame with woven aluminum strips, 1/8-inch ungalvanized steel rod, clear acrylic spray coating, canvas, thread, vinyl, aluminum rivets, dirt, and newspaper ink.
Broom: wood handle and housing with bristles.
Floor: linoleum backed with canvas.
2010.221
Navarre Scott Momaday
1992
Artist’s book with letterpress and hand-coloring, deluxe edition 0/26
2021.414
Garry Knox Bennett
1972
Fir, brass, silver- and gold-plated brass, and clock components
2024.291
Ariel Guzik
2000
Metal, wood, robotic components, bells, tambourine, drum, and maracas
2004.63.A-.H
Samuel Gassman
2023
Tiara: Iron, platinum, enamel on copper, 19th century neoclassical helmet shell cameos, pink conch shell cameo, 19th century malachite cameo, 19th century hard stone cameo, shell, ebony, rose quartz, citrine, opal, garnet, sea glass, aquamarine, amethyst, gold, natural pearls, tigers eye, 19th century cut steel, silk, cotton velvet, and silk floss
Box: Archival foam core, Magic Smooth resin, cotton gauze, silk, cotton velvet, silver, metallic bullion ribbon, paper, cotton damask c. 1900, silk damask c. 1850, 18th century linen, cotton thread, and silk floss
2024.284.A,.B
Jean Tinguely
1954
Shallow wooden box, metal attachments, wooden pulleys, round rubber belt, and electric motor
65.14
Edouard Vuillard
1896
Lithograph in colors on simili Japon paper, state III/III, edition [deluxe] 54/110
2023.51