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Latch Pin

A work made of found metal hook and eye, latch, and pin.

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  • A work made of found metal hook and eye, latch, and pin.

Date:

1950s

Artist:

Dori (Hahn) Altschuler
American, 1923–2016

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Architecture and Design

Artist

Dori (Hahn) Altshuler

Title

Latch Pin

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1950–1959

Medium

Found metal hook and eye, latch, and pin

Dimensions

1.3 × 4.5 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 1 3/4 × 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Bauhaus Chicago Foundation

Reference Number

2020.448

Extended information about this artwork

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