Untitled [Escher tessellations]

2012

Kevin D. Lee

Artist, American, born 1956

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    inlaid wood box in contrasting natural colors of cherry, curly maple, and walnut wood, with lacquer finish

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Doris Schattschneider

  • Dimensions

    overall: 9.5 × 9.5 × 10 cm (3 3/4 × 3 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2021.81.3

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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

The artist; gift to Doris Schattschneider, Bethlehem, PA, 2012; gift to NGA, 2021

Associated Names

Inscriptions

text incised by laser cutter: along bottom interior edge [lizard side]: Box by Kevin Lee. Nov. 2012 / Box by Kevin Lee. Nov. 2012 / Gift for Dr. Doris Schattschneider; along bottom exterior [swan side]: M. C. Escher; along bottom exterior [fish side]: M. C. Escher 1940; along bottom exterior [flying fish side]: M. C. Escher; along bottom exterior [seahorse side]: M. C. Escher 1952

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