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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.735
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Title
Economic Value Artists' Mail (VEB Berpaflex)
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Wirtschaftswert Künstlerpost (VEB Berpaflex)
Classification
Multiples
Work Type
altered readymade
Date
20th century
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/219229

Physical Descriptions

Medium
48 blank note cards and envelopes in cardboard box, inscribed
Dimensions
12 x 17 x 4 cm (4 3/4 x 6 11/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in silver ink: Joseph Beuys
  • (not assigned): 1 Wirtschaftswert

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection, Louise Haskell Daly Fund
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.735
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Unique object.

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