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Edward Kienholz
History as a Planter1961

Not on view
Assemblage sculpture: weathered antique iron cabinet with drip-stained panels, topped with sprawling variegated plants and a vintage newspaper placard reading 'S RAID WAKE'
Mixed-media assemblage: a small weathered cabinet with open doors revealing five pale gray mannequin legs standing upright inside. Trailing red and green leafy vines spill over the top of the cabinet. A printed newspaper-style sign reading partial text "RAID WAKE" is mounted above the cabinet.
Artist or Maker
Edward Kienholz
Title
History as a Planter
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1961
Medium
Wood, metal, paper, paint, soil, plant (Wandering Jew), and aluminum container
Dimensions
33 × 18 11/16 × 12 3/8 in. (83.82 × 47.47 × 31.43 cm)
Credit Line
Anonymous gift through the Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.64.47a-d
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Hopps, Walter. Edward Kienholz, 1954-1962. Houston: Menil Foundation, 1995.
  • Kienholz, Edward. Works from the 1960's. [Washington, D.C.]: Washington Gallery of Modern Art, 1967.