The Block Head, started 1979, published 1981

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Medium

concrete and pumice construction block with wooden bevel, Fresnel lens system, television knobs, leather handle, and transistor radio, dripped with polyester resin

Dimensions

overall: 31.8 x 21.6 x 31.1 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/2 x 12 1/4 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1981.5.273

Artists / Makers

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

Gemini G.E.L. (publisher)

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Inscription

engraved lower center verso on adhered brass plate: Kienholz GEM I

Marks and Labels

printed lower center verso on adhered brass plate: [Gemini G.E.L.] Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles 90069 / The Block Head / Ed. K 79-2052 / © Copyright Gemini G.E.L. 1979

Provenance

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

Associated Names

Gemini G.E.L.
Kienholz, Edward

Bibliography

1966: Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 896.

1984: Fine, Ruth E. Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration. Washington, DC: National Gallery of Art, 1984, p. 220, fig. 93a.

2011: Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 29.11. http://www.nga.gov/gemini