Back Seat Dodge '38

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© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
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© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
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© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
My gallery Comment Tag Order Photography*
© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
My gallery Comment Tag Order Photography*
© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
My gallery Comment Tag Order Photography*
© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
My gallery Comment Tag Order Photography*
© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
My gallery Comment Tag Order Photography*
© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
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© Estate of Nancy Reddin Kienholz, courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA
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Back Seat Dodge '38

United States, 1964
Time Based Media
Paint, fiberglass and flock, 1938 Dodge, recorded music, and player, chicken wire, beer bottles, artificial grass, and cast plaster figures.
66 x 120 x 156 in. (167.64 x 304.8 x 396.24 cm); Current footprint: 120 x 145 in. (304.8 x 368.3cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Art Museum Council Fund (M.81.248a-f)
Modern Art
Not currently on public view

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