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Modern assemblage

Object/Work Catalog Level: item
Type:  
       assemblage
       scatter pieces   
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  Components/Parts-Quantity: 1
Type:
objects
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Classification Terms:
          sculpture
          conceptual art
          Modern art
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Titles or Names Text: Nine Forms Arranged Casually on the Floor
    Preference: preferred
    Type: descriptive
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Creation Creator Description: Eva Hesse (American, 1936-1970) Free text
  Identity: Hesse, Eva
Role: sculptor
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  Creation Date: 1969
Earliest: 1969  Latest: 1969
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Style/Period/ Group/Movement Indexing Term: Process art Authority
Measurements Dimensions Description: largest unit: 119.38 x 43.18 x 38.1 cm (47 x 17 x 15 inches) Free text
  Dimensions Qualifier: largest
Value:
119.38 Unit: cm Type: height
Value: 43.18 Unit: cm Type: width
Value: 38.1 Unit: cm Type: depth
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Materials and Techniques Description: fiberlass and resin on wire mesh Free text
  Material Name:  
        fiberlass
        resin
        wire mesh
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Subject Matter Indexing terms:
        nonrepresentational art
        botanical forms
        anatomical forms
        architectural forms
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Descriptive Note Text: An assemblage of nine similarly-shaped elements that are to be arranged casually on the floor and against the wall. This work was a rebellion against the harsh geometry of Minimalism. The work is characterized by a flexible, fluid material and smooth, rounded-almost anatomical or botanical, yet architectural-forms. Free text
  Citation: Philadelphia Museum of Art, Handbook of the Collections (1986)
Page: 335
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Current Location Repository Name/Geographic Location: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States)
Repository Number: 1990-121-1-9
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