Open and Shut Case | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M26408
People: Ken Friedman, American (New London, Connecticut, USA born 1949)
Designed by George Maciunas, American (Kaunas, Lithuania 1931 - 1978 Boston, MA)
Published by Fluxus, American
Title: Open and Shut Case
Classification: Multiples
Work Type: multiple
Date: 1966
Culture: American
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/28502

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Plastic box with offset-printed label and interior text card
Technique: Photolithograph
Dimensions: box: 9.3 x 12 x 1.3 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 1/2 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number: S. 140

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Barbara and Peter Moore Fluxus Collection, Margaret Fisher Fund and gift of Barbara Moore/Bound & Unbound
Copyright: © Ken Friedman
Accession Year: 2005
Object Number: M26408
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

Jon Hendricks, Fluxus Codex, Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, 1988), pp.257-8

Exhibition History

Multiple Strategies: Beuys, Maciunas, Fluxus, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 02/24/2007 - 06/10/2007

Verification Level

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M26408: Open and Shut Case