The Portable Knowledge of Obsolescence Artist: Doug Beube (Canadian, active United States, born 1950)

2002

Modern and Contemporary Art

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center
Medium

Found encoclypedias, table leg and pipe

Dimensions

51 × 10 × 10 in. (129.54 × 25.4 × 25.4 cm)

Credit Line

The Allan Chasanoff, B.A. 1961, Book Art Collection, curated with Doug Beube

Accession Number

2014.58.34a-e

Culture

Canadian

Period

20th century

Classification

Sculpture

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Transferred from Allan Chasanoff Book Art Collection
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions 2015," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2015), 51
Object copyright
Copyright Doug Beube
In Copyright
Additional information

Signed

Signed verso on round and metal plate and on metal rod, in blue ink: Doug Beube, 2002

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