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Geometric Mouse
Scale D (Paper, "Home-made"
Artist: Claes Oldenburg (1929 – 2022) Primary
Artist: Gemini G.E.L. Publisher
Artist: Kenneth Tyler (1931 – ) Printer
Artist: Jeff Sanders Printer
Date:
1971
20th century
Dimensions:
11 x 16 x 4 in. (279.4 x 406.4 x 101.6 mm)
Dimensions Extent:
overall
Object Type:
Multiple
Creation Place:
North America, United States
Medium and Support:
Offset lithograph, stainless steel wire, bead chains, nickel-plated fasteners on wove paper laminated to die-cut boards
Edition Size:
Unlimited
Credit Line:
Gift of James M. Reed, 2023.
Accession Number:
2023.05.07
This work is not currently on view
The text on the multiple reads: "The Geometric Mouse exists in several scales. The diameter of the "ear" in the largestGeometric Mouse is 9 feet. In this miniature version -- the smallest -- the "ear" diameter is 6 inches.
The white, paper Geometric Mouse is called "home-made" because it is a reproduction (2/3 smaller) of the scale prototype made in preparation for teh fabricated, black, metal Geometric Mouse, Scale C -- "ear" diameter 9 inches. The suggested position for the Geometric Mouse is shown at left.
Match the contact points indicated on the base. Several other positions are possible, but too mcuh movement of the parts may cause the connections to deform or break.
C.O. New York, 1971.
The paper Geometric Mouse is die-cut and equipped with stainless steel wire hinges and bead chains. It is imprinted with reproductions of the artist's notations and signature. A base designed by the artist is included. The paper Geometric Mouse is published in an unlimited edition.
Produced by Gemini G.E.L.
8365 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90069."
The white, paper Geometric Mouse is called "home-made" because it is a reproduction (2/3 smaller) of the scale prototype made in preparation for teh fabricated, black, metal Geometric Mouse, Scale C -- "ear" diameter 9 inches. The suggested position for the Geometric Mouse is shown at left.
Match the contact points indicated on the base. Several other positions are possible, but too mcuh movement of the parts may cause the connections to deform or break.
C.O. New York, 1971.
The paper Geometric Mouse is die-cut and equipped with stainless steel wire hinges and bead chains. It is imprinted with reproductions of the artist's notations and signature. A base designed by the artist is included. The paper Geometric Mouse is published in an unlimited edition.
Produced by Gemini G.E.L.
8365 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90069."
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Period and styles of painting, sculpture, graphic arts, and architecture dating from the recent past and present. It differs from modern art in that the term 'Contemporary art' does not carry the implication of a non-traditional style, but instead refers only to the time period in which the work was created. 'Modern' and 'Contemporary' are inherently fluid terms. The term 'Contemporary' is sometimes more narrowly used to refer to art from ca. 1960 or 1970 up to the present. To refer to the current time period without reference to style of art, use "contemporary (generic time frame)".
multiples
Works of art designed to be produced so that there is more than one original, theoretically in unlimited numbers. The most common examples are works produced from plates or negatives, including engravings, etchings, lithographs, photographs, and other prints. A record for multiples typically includes general information about a printing plate and the prints made from it. This designation may also be used for sculptures and other works produced in multiples from a plate, mold, computer program, or other device or method. In cataloging, it is useful to catalog the group of multiples as a whole when the individual works will not be cataloged separately, or when there are characteristics of the whole multiples group that do not apply to each item in the group.
Works of art designed to be produced so that there is more than one original, theoretically in unlimited numbers. The most common examples are works produced from plates or negatives, including engravings, etchings, lithographs, photographs, and other prints. A record for multiples typically includes general information about a printing plate and the prints made from it. This designation may also be used for sculptures and other works produced in multiples from a plate, mold, computer program, or other device or method. In cataloging, it is useful to catalog the group of multiples as a whole when the individual works will not be cataloged separately, or when there are characteristics of the whole multiples group that do not apply to each item in the group.
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