La Fête de Pourim Artist: Christian Boltanski (French, 1944–2021)

1988

Modern and Contemporary Art

On view, 3rd floor, Modern and Contemporary Art and Design
Medium

Tin boxes, photographs, lamps, and electric wire

Dimensions

92 1/2 × 19 11/16 × 9 1/16 in. (235 × 50 × 23 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Anna Marie and Robert F. Shapiro, B.A. 1956

Accession Number

2000.114.1a-f

Culture

French

Period

20th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Bibliography
  • Susan Greenberg Fisher, "Christian Boltanski's 'Fête de Pourim'," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2009), 89–92, fig. 1
  • Art for Yale: Collecting for a New Century, exh. cat. (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 2007), 324, pl. 310
  • "Acquisitions 2000," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2001), 126, 128, ill
Object copyright
Copyright Christian Boltanski/Marian Goodman Gallery
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