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The Figure of Question

James Lee Byars

The Figure of Question

1988

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James Lee Byars

The Figure of Question

1988

Physical Qualities Marble and gold leaf, 104-1/4 x 25-1/2 x 25-1/2 in. (264.9 x 64.8 x 64.8 cm.)
Credit Line Purchase with exchange funds from Bequest of Mabel Garrison Siemonn, in Memory of her Husband, George Siemonn; Bequest of Blanche Adler; Gift of Thomas A. Leahy; Gift of the Living Arts Foundation, Inc.; and Gift from the Estate of Felicia Meyer Marsh
Object Number 1990.117
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1990
Nancy G. Heller, 'Why Painting is Like Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art,' Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002, p.58, ill. no. 30.
Generalitat Valenciana, "James Lee Byars: The Perfect Moment", 1997, p. 44

Artist

James Lee Byars

1931–1996

born Detroit, MI 1932; died Cairo, Egypt 1997
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