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The Block Head
The Block Head
The Block Head
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The Block Head

Maker (b. 1927, Fairfield, Washington – d. 1994, Sandport, Idaho)
Date1979
GeographyUnited States, North and Central America
MediumConcrete block pumice with objects
Dimensions13 x 8-1/2 x 12-1/4 in. (33.0 x 21.6 x x 31.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Joan and Roger Sonnabend
Object number2001.88
Status
Not on view
RightsCopyright is retained in accordance with U.S. Copyright laws
Photo creditDavis Museum at Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA
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Black wood block for Summer Rain, from "Progressive set to Summer Rain"
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Yellow wood block for Summer Rain, from "Progressive set to Summer Rain"
Gustave Baumann
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Object number: 2003.24.4.4
Green wood block for Summer Rain, from "Progressive set to Summer Rain"
Gustave Baumann
ca. 1926
Object number: 2003.24.4.5
Blue wood block for Summer Rain, from "Progressive set to Summer Rain"
Gustave Baumann
ca. 1926
Object number: 2003.24.4.2
Orange wood block for Summer Rain, from "Progressive set to Summer Rain"
Gustave Baumann
ca. 1926
Object number: 2003.24.4.3