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(born in Denmark, 1899–1971)
1938–1939
Object PlaceLos Angeles, California
Medium/TechniqueBrass
DimensionsOverall: 101.6 x 29.2 x 21.6 cm (40 x 11 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe John Axelrod Collection
Accession number2014.1418
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsSculpture
Collections
Provenance1938/39- created by the artist and entered into jury for California art going to the 1939 New York World's Fair, was rejected; 1939- displayed at the San Francisco Golden Gate Exhibition; by unknown date, with Papillon Gallery, West Hollywood, CA; unknown date, sold to John Axelrod, Boston, MA; 2008, promised gift by Axelrod to the MFA; 2014, gift of Axelrod to the MFA. (Accession date: October 29, 2014)
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