Artist
Jean Tinguely (Swiss, 1925–1991)Swiss, 1925–1991
CultureSwiss
Titles
- Suzuki
Date1963
Made inFrance
MediumStructural steel-channel base, steel rod, small tricycle wheel without tire, round rubber belt, and electric motor
Dimensions28 3/8 × 14 3/4 × 10 3/8 in. (72.1 × 37.5 × 26.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by D. and J. de Menil
Object number65.19
Not on view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Tinguely: Meta," Galerie Alexandre Iolas, Paris, December 10, 1964–January 9, 1965.
"Jean Tinguely: Sculptures," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, April 3–May 16, 1965.
"Directions on Kinetic Sculpture," University Art Museum, University of California, Berkley, March 18–May 1, 1966.
"Jean Tinguely," Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, September–November 1977. (LN:77.8).
"Of Space and Time: Motion in Art," Raleigh, October 11, 1985–July 28, 1986. (LN:85.32).
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