About this artwork
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artist:Joseph Beuys (1921 - 1986) German
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title:Object to Smear and Turn
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date created:1972
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materials:Tin can, lubrication grease, screwdriver, oil paint (Browncross)
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measurements:3.80 x 5.60 cm (diameter)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased with assistance from the National Heritage Memorial Fund and Art Fund, 2002
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accession number:GMA 4565
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Joseph Beuys
Joseph Beuys
German artist Beuys believed that art was integral to everyday life. According to Beuys his own art was shaped by an experience early in his life. As a Luftwaffe pilot during the war, he claimed that he was shot down over the Crimea and was saved by nomadic Tartars. Barely alive, he was wrapped in...
