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Tony Berlant
Elegy for Chicken Little1963

Not on view
Mixed-media abstract work combining paint, burlap mesh, feathers, and dried botanicals on dark canvas, with crimson, olive, and slate-blue accents

Tony Berlant, Elegy for Chicken Little, 1963, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Bequest, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Tony Berlant
United States, born 1941
Title
Elegy for Chicken Little
Date Made
1963
Medium
Carpet, wire mesh, feathers, staples, fabric, wood, and oil on wood panel
Dimensions
23 5 16 x 21 1/16 in. (12.70 x 53.5 cm)
Credit Line
Michael and Dorothy Blankfort Bequest
Accession Number
AC1999.35.7
Classification
Collages
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Copyright
© Tony Berlant