James Lee Byars

The Head of Plato
1986

A tall, narrow wooden frame with a mirror stands on two elongated legs, with a white spherical object centered on the lower ledge against a plain background.

A tall, narrow wooden frame with a mirror stands on two elongated legs, with a white spherical object centered on the lower ledge against a plain background.

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Date
1986

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Marble, wood, and glass

Dimensions
Overall: 68 7/8 × 19 5/8 × 19 5/8in. (174.9 × 49.8 × 49.8 cm)

Accession number
2010.187a-c

Edition
4/4

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Tom Katis

Rights and reproductions
© artist or artist’s estate

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James Lee Byars
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