Food for Thought

1977

Joseph Beuys

Associated Names
Joseph Beuys

Artist, German, 1921 - 1986

This is a photograph of a typed document. The document titled "Food for Thought" includes a list of food items and a poetic passage at the bottom. The items listed are classic dishes, canned products, desserts, and soups. Each line lists different meals like "Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce" and "Curried Lamb and Vegetables". Below the list is a food-themed poem mentioning various individuals and "Vision of Mae Conglinde". The document is stamped and signed by 'Joseph Beuys'.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    offset print on grey machine-made wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Merrill C. and Dalia S. Berman

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 88 x 16.4 cm (34 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.147.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schellmann 1997, no. 206

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Merrill C. and Dalia S. Berman, Scarsdale, NY; gift to NGA, 2011.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1997

  • Schellmann, Jörg. Joseph Beuys: The Multiples. Cambridge: 1997, no. 206.

Inscriptions

signed, bottom center, in grapgite, Joseph Beuys

Markings

stamp, black: FREE INTERNATIONL UNIVERSITY/ A.A.I.-77.

Wikidata ID

Q76560723

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