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- © William Christenberry
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- Title
- The Alabama Box
- Artist
- William Christenberry
- Date
- 1980
- Dimensions
- closed 6.125 × 16.75 × 12.375 inches
- Materials
- wooden box with mixed media
- Location
- Not on view
Object Details
- Type
- Mixed Media (Multiples)
- Accession Number
- 2008.56.1-.20
- Edition
- 12/20
- Inscriptions
- in pencil on colophon “Christenberry 12/20”; under felt pad in hinged lid compartment “Christenberry” in stamped ink No 12" in pencil on side of wooden knife “WAC” on base of blade “1980”, on reverse of drawing and collage “Christenberry” stamped “No 12” on rev of all photographs BR “Christenberry”
- Physical Description
- A wooden box containing a sample of Alabama soil on the lid. Inside the hinged lid is tobacco advertising sign, a wooden folding knive, carved by the artist’s father, a drawing and collage. Inside the single drawer are photographs taken in Alabama.
- Credit Line
- Gift of Ann Birks, in honor of Philippe Vergne, 2008
- Object Copyright
- © William Christenberry