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Jeff Koons
J.B. Turner Engine1986

Not on view
Polished silver-metal decorative sculpture of a 19th-century steam locomotive on a short section of track, with engraved inscription 'J.B. TURNER' on the cab
Artist or Maker
Jeff Koons
Title
J.B. Turner Engine
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1986
Medium
Steel, edition of 3
Dimensions
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)
Credit Line
Gift of Robert H. Halff through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.2005.38.26a-d
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Selected 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.