Edward Kienholz

Untitled American President
1962

A sculpture resembling a milk bottle painted with the American flag pattern, topped with a bicycle saddle, displayed on a wooden pedestal against a grey background.

A sculpture resembling a milk bottle painted with the American flag pattern, topped with a bicycle saddle, displayed on a wooden pedestal against a grey background.

Not on view

Date
1962

Classification
Sculpture

Medium
Metal, plastic, fabric, paint and chain on wood with ceramic base

Dimensions
Overall: 60 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 13 1/2in. (153 × 34.3 × 34.3 cm)

Accession number
93.99a-b

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

Rights and reproductions
© Edward Kienholz. Courtesy L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

API
artworks/8418

Exhibitions

Sinister Pop

Nov 15, 2012–Mar 31, 2013

Edward Kienholz
6 works in the collection

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