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Pair of Pink Flamingo Lawn Ornaments

(American, 1936–2015)
designed 1957; manufactured about 1972-1987
Object PlaceLeominster, Massachusetts
Medium/TechniquePolystyrene (plastic), paint, metal
DimensionsOverall: 82.6 x 34.9 x 10.2 cm (32 1/2 x 13 3/4 x 4 in.)
Credit LineGift of Nonie Gadsden in honor of Gerald W. R. Ward
Accession number2015.2841-2842
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPlastics
ProvenanceBetween 1972 and 1987, sold by Carol Wright Gifts, Lincoln, Nebraska to Mildred W. Miller, Monrovia, California; 2015, sold via eBay by “unclechamps” (seller 2780) of Attica, Indiana to Nonie Gadsden, Boston (item number 171751119672, June 24, 2015); 2015, gift of Gadsden to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 24, 2015)
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