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Modern and Contemporary Art
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Artist: John Willenbecher, American, born 1936
Big Wheel
1963
Wood and glass
104.458 × 80.01 × 7.62 cm (41 1/8 × 31 1/2 × 3 in.)
Richard Brown Baker, B.A. 1935, Collection
2008.19.249
Status:
Not on view
Culture:
American
Period:
20th century
Classification:
Sculpture
Provenance:
Feigen-Herbert Gallery, 11/16/63
Bibliography:
Paintings and Constructions of the 1960’s Selected from the Richard Brown Baker Collection, exh. cat. (Providence, R.I.: Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1964), no. 54.
Art of the 50’s and 60’s: Selections from the Richard Brown Baker Collection, exh. cat. (Ridgefield, Conn.: The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum, 1965), no. 119.
“Acquisitions, July 1, 2007–June 30, 2008,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2008): 231.
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