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Siah Armajani
Land Deeds1970

On view: BCAM 2nd Floor Lobby
Installation of approximately sixty small text-covered rectangular sheets arranged in two rows across a white gallery wall, with dense horizontal lines in pale gray and tan
Printed legal document on aged paper, a State of Minnesota Warranty Deed for Wadena County dated March 16, 1970, with typed body text and two cursive signatures in blue ink at bottom right
Printed legal document, a State of California Grant Deed for Shasta County, dated March 16, 1970, with typed text, cursive signatures, and decorative letterhead, mounted on a white wall with metal clips.

Siah Armajani, Land Deeds, 1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Philip and Josiane Cohanim, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban

Artist or Maker
Siah Armajani
Iran, Tehran, active United States, Minneapolis, 1939-2020
Title
Land Deeds
Date Made
1970
Medium
Lithographs, ink on paper
Dimensions
Each (50 in total): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.99 × 21.59 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Philip and Josiane Cohanim
Accession Number
M.2025.70
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban