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The Shovel
The Shovel
The Shovel

The Shovel

Artist Ilya Kabakov (Ukrainian, lived and worked in Long Island, New York, 1933-2023)
Date1984
CultureUkrainian
MediumEnamel, shovel, metal brackets, typed text on paper, and Plexiglas on fiberboard
DimensionsOverall: 131 x 191 x 10 cm (51 9/16 x 75 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LinePurchased with funds donated by Norton Dodge and Nancy Dodge
Object number1999.0925
Exhibition History- Rotation, 08/2000-03/2012, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Upper Level - Rotation, 05/2012--, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Upper Level - "Dialogues—Ilya Kabakov and Viktor Pivovarov: Stories About Ourselves" 11/30/2019-03/29/2020, Zimmerli Art Museum, Dodge Wing Lower Level