Harvard Art Museums > 1995.265: Phosphorus-Cross Sled Multiples Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Phosphorus-Cross Sled (Joseph Beuys)(Published by Kunstverein Braunschweig) , 1995.265,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 19, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/219198. A rectangle sheet of vinyl with a silver-metal bull clip clamped to the top edge. The vinyl has discolored to a yellow tone. The bull clip has the artists signautre on the top. Identification and Creation Object Number 1995.265 People Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany) Published by Kunstverein Braunschweig Title Phosphorus-Cross Sled Other Titles Original Language Title: Phosphor-Kreuzschlitten Classification Multiples Work Type object, multiple Date 1972 Culture German Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/219198 Physical Descriptions Medium Phosphorus, vinyl, metal clamp Dimensions 45 x 45 x 0.6 cm (17 11/16 x 17 11/16 x 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: on metal clamp: Joseph Beuys State, Edition, Standard Reference Number Edition Edition of 100 Standard Reference Number Schellmann 64b, p. 97 Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, The Patrons of the Busch-Reisinger Museum Fund Copyright © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Accession Year 1995 Object Number 1995.265 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History Victoria Bunting, "Fat, Sulphur, Chocolate, and Blood: Storage Preservation and a Condition Survey for a Large Collection of Works by Joseph Beuys" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, 1996), Unpublished, passim Nicole Ledoux, "Delaying the Inevitable: An Investigation of Plastic Deterioration in Joseph Beuys Multiples" (thesis (certificate in conservation), Straus Center for Conservation and Technical Studies, August 13, 2013), Unpublished, pp. 1-35 passim Exhibition History Joseph Beuys: The Sled as Symbol, Harvard University Art Museums, Busch-Reisinger Museum, 06/04/1996 - 09/04/1996 32Q: 1100 60’s Experiment, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/06/2016 - 10/13/2016 Related Articles Lifting the Lid on Beuys: A Curator, a Conservator, and What They Found February 20, 2013 Verification Level This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
