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Creator:
Gilbert & George
Title(s):
[The pink elephants / by Gilbert and George.]
Published/Created:
London : [s.n.], 1973.
Physical Description:
[8] pieces : ill. ; 30 cm.
Holdings:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
N6494 C63 G44 1973+ Oversize
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
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Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Full Orbis Record:
http://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/3159534
Classification:
Books
Notes:
An eight part "postal sculpture": each recipient received a series of folded cards each bearing a different image and the name of a popular alcoholic drink; inside is a brief text describing the experience of one particular "evening before". Cf. Jahn.
BAC: Includes three envelopes dated 1973 and addressed to Leandro [Katz], New York. Signed: "Cheerio. George and Gilbert the sculptors."
Jahn, W. Art of Gilbert & George p. 103-119.
Subject Terms:
Conceptual art -- Great Britain.
Contributors:
Gilbert, 1943–
George, 1942–
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