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A work made of wood, plate glass, tar, chicken feathers, sheet copper, brass, and solder.

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  • A work made of wood, plate glass, tar, chicken feathers, sheet copper, brass, and solder.

Date:

1968

Artist:

H. C. Westermann
American, 1922-1981

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 227

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

H. C. Westermann

Title

Control

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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1968

Medium

Wood, plate glass, tar, chicken feathers, sheet copper, brass, and solder

Dimensions

64.8 × 28.9 × 28.9 cm (25 1/2 × 11 3/8 × 11 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Alan and Dorothy Press in acknowledgment of their family

Reference Number

2023.2914.1-2

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