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Josiah McElheny
Ornament and Crime2001-2002

Not on view
Color photograph in an almost entirely white palette, showing a wall-mounted display cabinet with three glass shelves holding white glassware and vessels, flanked by two glowing fabric wall sconces
Artist or Maker
Josiah McElheny
United States, Massachusetts, Boston, active New York City, born 1966
Title
Ornament and Crime
Place Made
United States
Date Made
2001-2002
Medium
Blown glass, electric lights, oil on wood
Dimensions
a) Cabinet: 51 x 39 x 10 in. (129.54 x 99.06 x 25.4 cm); b-c) Wall sconce with curtain: 12 x 14 3/8 x 10 in. (30.48 x 36.51 x 25.4 cm) each; d-e) Glass shelf: 8 x 37 in. (20.32 x 93.98 cm) each; f) Cabinet frame: 48 1/2 x 37 x 7/8 in. (123.19 x 93.98 x 2.22 cm); Installation: 51 x 84 x 12 in. (129.54 x 213.36 x 30.48 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Daniel Greenberg and Susan Steinhauser
Accession Number
M.2003.19a-xx
Classification
Installation Art
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Labour & Wait. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 2013.