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Lectern
Lectern
ArtistAmerican, 1934–2013
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Lectern
Date1978
MediumSteel
DimensionsOverall: 52 7/8 × 28 1/8 × 18 1/16 in. (134.3 × 71.4 × 45.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Art Colony Association, Inc.
Object number2024.597
Non exposé

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ProvenanceThe artist; Lawrence A. Fleischman and thence by descent; [Rago Auctions, Modern Design, September 19, 2024, Lot 191]; purchased by MFAH, 2024.
Exhibition History“Craft Art and Religion” 1978, Vatican, Rome. Organized by the Smithsonian, Washington, DC. Curator: Paul Smith.
Published References Second International Seminar: Craft Art and Religion, sponsored by the Vatican Museum and The Smithsonian Institution, July 11, 12, & 13, 1978. New York: The Committee of Religion and Art in America, Inc., 1978: 17. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on underside ‘KINGTON / 78’

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