MultiplesAmerican20th century

Potentially Dangerous Electrical Household Appliance

late 1960s

Artists

Jock ReynoldsArtist

FluxusPublisher

Classification

Multiples

Technique

Mixed technique

Medium

Red plastic box with offset-printed label, containing altered electrical plugs

Culture

American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

box: 9.3 x 12 x 1.6 cm (3 11/16 x 4 3/4 x 5/8 in.)

Provenance

Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.

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