Key Box / Joe Tilson

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Accession Number
1997/1.143
Title
Key Box
Artist
Joe Tilson
Artist Nationality
British
Artist Life Dates
born 1928
Medium and Support
copper and paint on wood
Object Creation Date
1963
Object Creation Place
Europe (continent)
United Kingdom (nation)
England (country)
Creation Place 1
Europe (continent)
Creation Place 2
United Kingdom (nation)
Creation Place 3
England (country)
Style/Group/Movement
Pop Art
Inscription
Stamped on top of box: JOE TILSON/"KEY BOX" 19" x 13"/1963; inscribed in graphite below, to the l.: Joe Tilson 1963; verso,
label, u.l.: SHERATON REF. # [blue letterpress] A 5029 [typescript]/Imp. [letterpress] MARL GERSON [typescript]/Entry #
[letterpress] 601154 [typescript]/Broker [letterpress] PENSON & CO [typescript]/Ref # [letterpress] 44541 [typescript]/Piece #
Page [letterpress] indecipherable marks [black ballpoint pen]; inscribed in red paint, l.r.: 66.2
Dimensions
48.9 cm x 33.3 cm x 10.2 cm (19 1/4 in. x 13 1/8 in. x 4 in.)
Century
20th century
Primary Object Classification
Sculpture
Physical Description
Wooden box with a keyhole cut through center of piece encircled with copper-colored paint and two large copper screw-heads on golden-yellow background; the word “KEY” painted in white letters at bottom
Subject Matter
Like “Key Box,” many of Tilson’s works are reminiscent of children’s learning games, with bold colors and simple geometric forms. “Key Box” also reveals Tilson’s fascination with the relationship between symbols and words, linking the written word “key” with the representation of a keyhole.
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Record
1997/1.143
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"Key Box; Joe Tilson." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1997-sl-1.143/1997_1.143.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.
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