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Can Opener and Box of Ivory Soap, Connecticut

c. 1979

Joanne Leonard

Associated Names

Joanne Leonard

Artist, American, born 1940

The image shows kitchen shelves with glass containers, food packages, and an electric mixer. The color palette is black-and-white. The shelves display jars and boxes. Below this, there is a countertop with glasses, a butter dish, and a food processor. Beneath the shelves on the left, there is a wall outlet and hanging cord. On the counter, there is a tray with printed materials, drinking glasses, and a woven basket on the far right.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of the Artist in honor of her daughter, Julia Marjorie Leonard
Dimensions

image: 16 × 17.2 cm (6 5/16 × 6 3/4 in.)
sheet: 25.2 × 20.2 cm (9 15/16 × 7 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

2020.117.21

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joanne Leonard, Ann Arbor, MI; gift to NGA, 2020.

Associated Names

Leonard, Joanne

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, lower left in graphite: Joanne Leonard / JOANNE LEONARD

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