J.B. Turner Engine

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J.B. Turner Engine

United States, 1986
Sculpture
Steel, edition of 3
a) Train: 6 1/2 x 17 1/4 x 5 1/4 in. (16.51 x 43.82 x 13.34 cm); b) Screw cap diameter: 1 1/4 in. (3.18 cm); c) Smoke stack: 4 1/2 x 2 3/4 in. (11.43 x 6.99 cm); d) Tracks: 1 1/2 x 14 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (3.81 x 36.83 x 16.51 cm)
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council (M.2005.38.26a-d)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Barron, Stephanie, Michel Draguet, and Sara Cochran. Magritte and Contemporary Art: The Treachery of Images. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Belgium: Ludion, 2006.