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Indestructible Object
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Indestructible Object

Artist Man Ray (American, 1890-1976)
CultureAmerican
Date1965 (based on 1923 original)
MediumMixed media
DimensionsOverall: 8 3/4 x 4 5/16 x 4 1/2 in. (22.2 x 11 x 11.4 cm)
SignedMay Ray 96/100 Collection 65
Portfolio96/100
Credit LineGift of Mario Amaya
Object number77.1278
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 226
DescriptionMixed media sculpture of painted wood, metal & a photograph. A metronome with a photo of an eye.

Label TextMan Ray American, 1890–1976 Object Indestructible, 1965 (based on 1923 original) Mixed media Gift of Mario Amaya 77.1278 Exhibition History"Man Ray's `Électricité,'" Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photography Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, September 23, 1999 - January 2, 2000. "Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012. "Photographic Histories," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, May 10 - August 17, 2014.
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2015.
Robert Rauschenberg
1962
Scanned document from file.
Salvador Dalí
1970
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2015.
Rodney Alan Greenblat
1990
Photograph by Ed Pollard, Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II digital slr-2009.
David A. Douglas
2005
4x5 transparency scanned on Hasselblad Flextight X1 by Ed Pollard-2009.
Stanley Freborg
1958-1959
Image scanned from a transparency.
Judith Streeter
1994
Image scanned from a transparency and color-corrected by Pat Cagney.
Joan Miró
1949
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Mike Bell
20th century
New photography by Ed Pollard captured with a digital camera-2007.
Robert Richenburg
1954-1955