The Marx Brothers: Zeppo, Harpo, Groucho, and Chico
Object NameHarpo Glass Panel
Artist
Casey Lewis
(b. 1946)
Made FromNon-lead glass, lead came
Date1976
Place MadeUnited States
Size(A) H: 67.5 cm, W: 67.1 cm; (B) H: 67.4 cm, W: 87.2 cm; (C) H: 67.3 cm, W: 87.4 cm; (D) H: 67.5 cm, W: 67.3 cm
Accession Number96.4.42 B
Credit LinePart gift of the artist, Casey Lewis
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionTranslucent gray, opaque purple non-lead sheet glass, opaque yellow, pink, lavender, red, green paints (automobile primer on lead came and steel frames), lead came, zinc came; cut, assembled, painted lead lines, welded, ground, and painted steel, assembled. Square panel that hangs together with 96.4.42 A, C, D as one composition, each with a non-identical format of a roughly circular, but always asymmetrical, wide painted (gray on the reverse) lead came line that connects the gray glass sections and touches the perimeter of each side of yellow frame to varying degrees; each panel is enclosed by a metal frame painted gray that is screwed into a steel "L" frame painted yellow: Harpo-lead line (painted pink) shaped somewhat like a light bulb (positioned on the diagonal), at top right corner a right-angled triangle cut from sheet steel and painted red (on front) extends to the right continuing the top line of the frame; front, at lower right base of glass, engraved in script: "Lewis '76"; the name of each piece is written in pencil on reverse, at top right of inner frame.Provenance
Source
Casey Lewis
(b. 1946) - 1996-01-15
Object copyright© Casey Lewis
