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Rachel Whiteread
Switch1994

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Hyperrealistic depiction of a white electrical toggle switch plate mounted on a white textured wall, lit from the upper left with soft cast shadows

Rachel Whiteread, Switch, 1994, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Peter Norton, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Rachel Whiteread
Title
Switch
Place Made
England
Date Made
1994
Medium
Plaster and brass
Dimensions
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (8.9 x 8.9 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Peter Norton
Accession Number
M.2001.196.13
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
Contemporary Art
Copyright
© Rachel Whiteread

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