Artist
ArmanAmerican, born France, 1928–2005
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled (Combustion)
Datec. 1972
Made inNew York, New York, United States
MediumBurned and smashed cello in polyester resin in Lucite box with metal stand
Dimensions101 × 63 × 8 5/8 in. (256.5 × 160 × 21.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number91.61.A,.B
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Modernsim in a Century of Change III, From Object to Icon: The Art of Assemblage," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 21–August 30, 1998.
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