Garry Knox Bennett
Clock with Three Drawers

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Artist Garry Knox Bennett(American, 1934–2022)American, 1934–2022

CultureAmerican

Titles

Clock with Three Drawers

Date1972

MediumFir, brass, silver- and gold-plated brass, and clock components

Dimensions50 3/4 × 11 1/8 × 7 5/16 in. (128.9 × 28.2 × 18.5 cm)

Credit LineThe Leatrice S. and Melvin B. Eagle Collection, gift of Leatrice and Melvin Eagle

Object number2024.291

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Department

Decorative Arts, Craft, and Design

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TIMEPIECES

Provenance[Gumps Gallery, San Francisco, California]; David and Barbara Gardner, Los Angeles California; [Los Angeles Modern Auctions, Van Nuys, Modern Art & Design, February 23, 2014, Lot 287]; Private collection; [Rago, Lambertville, New Jersey, Living Contemporary, July 20, 2022, Lot 177]; Private collection, Dallas, Texas; Leatrice and Melvin Eagle, Columbia, South Carolina, 2024; given to MFAH, 2024.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Signed and dated on interior lid, black marker: GKB / ANNO / 72 [second N reversed]

Inscription engraved on back, upper center: A LITTLE ROUGH / BUT WHO GIVES A SHIT? / C+ [encircled 'C' with two directional arrows] / AMBROSE DID / THIS PART / MY FIRST / CLOCK TO DAVE / & BARBRA - MAY / THEY ENJOY

Inscription on back, lower center, black marker: GET / NIXON

Signed on interior lid, black marker: GKB

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