A79.143

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Bruce Conner

Spider Lady House

sculpture

1957-59

mixed media

47.75 in HIGH x 48 in WIDE x 8 in DEEP
(121.28 cm HIGH x 121.92 cm WIDE x 20.32 cm DEEP)

Gift of the Collectors Gallery and the National Endowment for the Arts

A79.143

inscription: Verso (TR): Conner/Oct. 10/1959 Verso (TR): Batman Gallery label

exhibition history: TOM, "10 x 10," 1979. Wight Gallery, L.A., CA Object/Concept: Forty Years of Calif., Jan 8 - Mar 5, 1989.

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This is a mixed media assemblage. Pieces of cardboard, paper, and other small objects are glued across a square piece of board, with a section of floral patterned papers adhered at bottom center. There are several gouges in the board with a dark material visible underneath. Fur lines the outside edges. A rectangular box is mounted above center on the board and is covered by nylon scrim. Doll parts are just visible inside the box under the scrim. Bottle caps are nailed to the outer edges, and a bird wing with a rhinestone brooch appears at top right. A black leather ice skate hangs from the bottom of the box at center.

PROVENANCE: Artist, Batman Gallery, SF., Dennis Hopper, James Corcoran Gallery, L.A., Braunstien/Quay Gallery, SF NOTES: Handbook Selection, 1984.

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