Artist
Edward Kienholz (American, 1927–1994)American, 1927–1994
CultureAmerican
Titles
- The Mort Soul Searcher
Date1960
MediumMixed media assemblage with power drill and electric lights
DimensionsOverall: 27 1/2 × 52 1/2 × 18 in. (69.9 × 133.4 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ruth and Ted Baum
Object number2021.310
Non exposé
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryEdward Kienholz. Los Angeles: Ferus Gallery, December 5–31, 1961.
Edward Kienholz: 10 objekte von 1960 bis 1964. Cologne, Germany: Onnasch Galerie, April 1971
Edward Kienholz: ROXYS and other works aus der Sammlung Reinhard Onnasch. Breman, Germany: Gesellschaft für Aktuelle Kunst, January 17–February 14, 1982
Beat Culture and the New America, 1950–1960. New York: Whitney Museum of American Art, November 9, 1995–February 1996; traveled to Minneapolis: Walker Art Center, June 2–September 15, 1996, and San Francisco: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum, October 5–December 29, 1996
The Mort Soul Searcher. Berlin, Germany: Galerie Borgemeister, March 22–April 19, 1997.
Edward Kienholz: America My Hometown. London: Blain Southern Gallery, May 18–July 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on brace holding head: DEEPER TRUTH
Inscribed on canvas behind head: LITTLE TRUTH
Inscribed on canvas behind head: LITTLE TRUTH
Signed at right of back side: MORT SOUL SEARCHER / '60 KIENHOLZ
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