Lectern
Artist
L. Brent Kington(American, 1934–2013)American, 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
Not on view
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Department
Decorative Arts, Craft, and DesignObject Type
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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