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SMBKWDEN #4

Artist Larry Bell (American, born 1939)
Date1993
MediumGlass (coated with inconel and silicon monoxide) and black denim
DimensionsOverall: 30 x 30 inches (76.2 x 76.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Gus Foster
Object numberF99-37
SignedIn black marker on reverse, top: "L. Bell / SMBKWDEN 4 / '93"
MarkingsIn pencil on reverse, left: "glass 12 1/16"
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DescriptionTwelve inch square glass with patterns darkened by chemical application. Pattern 1: dark, horizontal lines spaced at approximately one inch intervals. Pattern 2: angled grid in light lines (left). Pattern 3: dark and light elliptical polka dots (right). Also a curve and straight line. Glass surrounded by wide expanse of black denim acting as a frame.
Copyright© Larry Bell
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