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Edward Kienholz
The Portable War Memorial1968-1970

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Print on galvanized metal combining photographic images of soldiers raising a flag and a roadside diner interior, overlaid with a large golden circular shape, with text reading 'THE PORTABLE WAR MEMORIAL 1968'

Edward Kienholz, The Portable War Memorial, 1968-1970, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Collection, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Kienholz
United States, Washington, active Indiana, Hope, and California, Los Angeles, 1927-1994
Title
The Portable War Memorial
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1968-1970
Medium
Screenprint on galvanized metal with paint
Dimensions
33 1/8 × 22 1/4 × 1/16 in. (84.14 × 56.52 × 0.16 cm)
Credit Line
The Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Collection
Accession Number
M.83.210.2
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© The Edward and Nancy Kienholz Foundation, Inc. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA.