Finger Box
1964
Artists
Description
Designed by Maciunas and mailed as advertising for three things: "Finger Box", an edition of 50 signed and numbered examples (see M26382) similar to this one but with different fillings; "Tactile Box", an edition of 100 signed and numbered examples of one-foot-cubed boxes with different fillings; and "Orange Box", Ay-O's architectural environment at the Smolin Gallery in NYC.
Dimensions
8.4 x 9.2 x 8.4 cm (3 5/16 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/16 in.)
Provenance
Ay-O; to Barbara and Peter Moore, New York, New York, 1964. Barbara Moore, Bound/Unbound, New York, New York, partial gift partial purchase; to Harvard University Art Museums, June 28, 2005.
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