The Jerry Can Standard

started 1978, published 1981

Edward Kienholz

Artist, American, 1927 - 1994

Nancy Reddin Kienholz

Artist, American, 1943 - 2019

Jeff Sanders

Edition Production, American, active late 20th century

Wayne Nielsen

Edition Production, American, active late 20th century

Steve Katz

Edition Production, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Edward Kienholz and Nancy Reddin Kienholz

Attributed to

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    painted-metal military gasoline can with Fresnel lens system, television knobs, and electrical components on metal and Formica stand with doily, cassette player, and specially-produced cassette tapes, dripped with polyester resin

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    overall: 171.5 × 45.7 × 30.5 cm (67 1/2 × 18 × 12 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.278

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 895.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 29.10. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Wikidata ID

Q63860816

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