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Sterling Ruby
Inscribed Plinth/Mo Murda2008

Not on view
Mixed-media sculpture: large white rectangular plinth with red spray-painted text and black smeared marks on its face, topped with three stacked rough sculptural forms, the uppermost suggesting a small dark bust
Artist or Maker
Sterling Ruby
Germany, Bitburg, active United States, California, Los Angeles, born 1972
Title
Inscribed Plinth/Mo Murda
Date Made
2008
Medium
Formica, wood, spray paint and ceramic
Dimensions
a): 19 1/4 x 10 x 9 3/8 in. (48.9 x 25.4 x 23.81 cm); b): 9 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (24.13 x 26.04 x 24.77 cm); c): 48 x 96 x 48 in. (121.92 x 243.84 x 121.92 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Marc Foxx and Rodney Hill and purchased with funds provided by the Modern and Contemporary Art Council and the Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Bequest
Accession Number
M.2010.18a-c
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art