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Chair Over and Under Table

Series TitleDictionary for Building
Artist Siah Armajani (American, born Iran, 1939 - 2020)
Date1974-1975
MediumCardboard, wood, adhesive, and paint
DimensionsOverall: 6 × 6 1/4 × 6 1/4 inches (15.24 × 15.88 × 15.88 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of Martin and Mildred Friedman
Object numberF98-25/2
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionYellow painted rectangular doll house table with shaped lathed legs glued to cardboard planar base. One brown doll house chair glued upright to top of table. One brown doll house chair tipped at a 40 degree angle with edge of seat and backrest glued to base plane beneath table. Chairs and table are distressed (spattered and abraded).Provenance

With the artist;

His gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri, 1998.

Copyright© Estate of Siah Armajani / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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