Do We Really Know Why We Laugh? Artist: Brian Block (American, born 1966)

Medium

Book with paint, wood, and wire

Dimensions

11 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 2 in. (29.2 × 19.4 × 5.1 cm)

Credit Line

The Allan Chasanoff, B.A. 1961, Book Art Collection, curated with Doug Beube

Accession Number

2014.58.40a-b

Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
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Provenance

Provenance

Purchased by Allan Chasanoff from the artist, 1995
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 51
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Additional information

Signed

Signed in steel on verso of hanging mount

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