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Brecht Chair Event after a Chair Event by George Brecht (with Rainbow Flag)
Artist
Geoffrey Hendricks
(American, 1931-2018)
Date2000
MediumMixed media (chair, binoculars, cheese grater, tape measure, letterpress letters, rainbow flag)
DimensionsOverall (installation): 76.5 × 43.5 × 45 cm (30 1/8 × 17 1/8 × 17 11/16 in.)
Part (A) Chair): 77.2 × 38.9 × 46 cm (30 3/8 × 15 5/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Part (B) Binoculars): 21.8 × 17 × 44 cm (8 9/16 × 6 11/16 × 17 5/16 in.)
Part (C) Cheese grater): 21.8 × 11 × 2.8 cm (8 9/16 × 4 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Part (D) Tape measure): 2 × 7.8 × 2.8 cm (13/16 × 3 1/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Part (E) Letterpress letters): 5.6 × 15.4 × 3.4 cm (2 3/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Part (F) Rainbow flag): 89 × 151.8 cm (35 1/16 × 59 3/4 in.)
Part (A) Chair): 77.2 × 38.9 × 46 cm (30 3/8 × 15 5/16 × 18 1/8 in.)
Part (B) Binoculars): 21.8 × 17 × 44 cm (8 9/16 × 6 11/16 × 17 5/16 in.)
Part (C) Cheese grater): 21.8 × 11 × 2.8 cm (8 9/16 × 4 5/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Part (D) Tape measure): 2 × 7.8 × 2.8 cm (13/16 × 3 1/16 × 1 1/8 in.)
Part (E) Letterpress letters): 5.6 × 15.4 × 3.4 cm (2 3/16 × 6 1/16 × 1 5/16 in.)
Part (F) Rainbow flag): 89 × 151.8 cm (35 1/16 × 59 3/4 in.)
ClassificationsInstallation
Credit LineGift of Sur Rodney (Sur) and the Estate of Geoffrey Hendricks
Object number2019.025.001A-F
Collections
Exhibition History- Rotation, 06/01/2022-06/30/2022, Zimmerli Art Museum, Lobby
- Rotation, 03/28/2023-08/18/2023, Zimmerli Art Museum, Art of the Americas Gallery
- Rotation, 05/17/2024-08/02/2024, Zimmerli Art Museum, Lobby
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