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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1995.727
People
Joseph Beuys, German (Krefeld, Germany 1921 - 1986 Düsseldorf, Germany)
Title
Economic Value Luvos Medicinal Soil Pack
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Wirtschaftswert Luvos Heilerde
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
sculpture
Date
c. 1977-1980
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/219431

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Medicinal soil in paper bag, sealed, inscribed in ink, stamped
Dimensions
irregular: 13.2 x 9 x 6.1 cm (5 3/16 x 3 9/168 x 2 3/8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: in black ink at u.c.: Joseph Beuys
  • inscription: c.c., black ink, handwritten, German, in artist's hand: 1 Wirtschaftswert
  • stamp: u.r., blue ink, English: FREE INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY (circular stamp)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, The Willy and Charlotte Reber Collection
Copyright
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Accession Year
1995
Object Number
1995.727
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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