Richard Artschwager

Organ of Cause and Effect III
1986

A wooden sculptural piece resembling an organ, with multiple pipes of varying heights, mounted on a wall above a set of wooden foot pedals. The sculpture has a polished finish and is set against a white wall and dark floor, creating a stark contrast.
A wooden sculptural piece resembling an organ, with multiple pipes of varying heights, mounted on a wall above a set of wooden foot pedals. The sculpture has a polished finish and is set against a white wall and dark floor, creating a stark contrast.

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Date
1986

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Melamine laminate and latex paint on plywood

Dimensions
Overall: 129 × 61 3/4 × 18in. (327.7 × 156.9 × 45.7 cm)

Accession number
87.6a-f

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the Painting and Sculpture Committee

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Richard Artschwager/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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Richard Artschwager
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