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Lynda Benglis

Zita

Maker

Lynda Benglis (American, b. 1941)

Title

Zita
from the Sparkle Knot series,

Year

1972

Medium

  • Cotton bunting,
  • plaster,
  • acrylic paint and glitter over aluminum screen

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

  • Cotton bunting,
  • plaster,
  • acrylic paint and glitter over aluminum screen

Materials

cotton, acrylic, plaster, glitter

Supports

  • aluminum

Geography

Place Made: Western

Dimensions

87.6 x 97.8 x 34.3 cm (34 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2006.73

Type

  • Sculpture

Publications

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Lynda Benglis

The book was published on the occasion of the exhibition Lynda Benglis and exhibitied at the Van Abbermuseum, Eindhoven, Netherlands, June 20 - October 4, 2009; Irish Museum of Modern Art, Dublin, Ireland, November 4 2009 - January 24, 2010; Le Consortium, centre d' art comtemporain, Dijon, France, April 2 - June 20, 2010; Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, USE, October 1 2010- January 9, 2011; New Museum, New York, USA, February 9 - May 1, 2011.

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Lynda Benglis
Oct 01, 2010 – Jan 09, 2011

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Lynda Benglis (American, b. 1941)
Zita; from the Sparkle Knot series,, 1972
Cotton bunting, plaster, acrylic paint and glitter over aluminum screen
87.6 x 97.8 x 34.3 cm (34 1/2 x 38 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches)
Mary B. Jackson Fund 2006.73

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