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Edward Kienholz
Turgid TV1969

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Sculpture combining a charred black rectangular television casing with rabbit-ear antennas and a protruding stone where the screen would be, mounted on brass legs

Edward Kienholz, Turgid TV, 1969, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of James G. Butler in honor of Eugenia J. Butler, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Edward Kienholz
Title
Turgid TV
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1969
Medium
Plaster, television set, paint
Dimensions
20 1/4 x 10 x 22 1/2 in. (51.44 x 25.40 x 57.15 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of James G. Butler in honor of Eugenia J. Butler
Accession Number
M.91.234.3
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© The Edward and Nancy Kienholz Foundation, Inc. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA.