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Sari Dienes Foundation Collection


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Title Date Dimensions Material/Description Signed?
Conductor's Box
Conductor's Box 1947 H 32 x L 17 Spools metal and wood, eggs, corks in box
Stretch Cloth
Swatch Cloth 1949 Painting Signed
Subway Screen 1950 H 68 x L 33 (2) Two panel screen, tracing of subway and manhole on webril Signed
Tomb 1950 H 36 x L 24 Tombstone tracing with american flag
Mirror Collage 1950 H 18.75 x L 13.75 x D 4.75 Gold mirrors top and bottom with silver/blue mirrors in plexi glass box Signed
Cruciflux 1950 H 4 x L 4 x D 2 Black satin box with cross, bone, mirror, stamper, casia rings on orange satin interior Signed
Mesh 1950 H 7 x L 8.5 x D 1.5 Wood box with metal mesh over paper, sugar packs, corroded coin Signed
Screen 1950 H 10 x L 7.75 x D 2.75 Black box with mirror inside top, screen over mirror and beads Signed
Marbles 1950 H 11.5 x L 9.5 x D 2 Box, black with orange top, glass marbles in mesh over mirror, top held by strap, pencil inside strap Signed
Crosstown 1950 Ceramic in wood box Signed
Spring Storm 1950 H 8.5 x L 11 Watercolor mounted on red mat board Signed
Gray Pane 1950 H 20 x L 17 Brick red Signed
Blood Line 1950 H 30 x L 22 Signed
Stamp Parade 1950 H 22 x L 15 Black squares in vertical lines Signed
Sawtooth 1950 H 53 x L 11 Black and brown saw rubbings on rice paper
Bright II 1951 H 10.5 x L 24.5 Tempra on paper, mounted on grey mat Signed
Fire Prison 1951 H 12 x L 20 Tempra on brown paper, black hatches printed on
Checker Hatch 1951 H 13 x L 20 Signed
Lotus Stamps II 1951 H 23 x L 11.5
Whisper 1951 H 27 x L 20
Black Hatch 1951 H 19 x L 19 Signed
Ink Blot II 1951 H 20 x L 30 Ink drops on white paper Signed
Blue Squares 1951 H 46 x L 35
Grid Collage 1951 H 41 x L 35 Grid rubbings glued on collage
Eclipse 1951 H 46 x L 35
Blue Blinkers 1951 H 46 x L 35
Corners and Coils 1951
Connected Coils 1951 H 46 x L 35
Brown Squares and Circles 1951 H 38 x L 39
Spoons 1951 H 41 x L 43 Black spoon prints
The Butterfly 1951 H 9 x L 10 On paper Signed
Dart Sun 1951 H 53 x L 23 Dart board and wood rubbing on webril, mounted on canvas
Crazy Legs 1951 H 62 x L 27.5 Water damage, 'drink server legs', webril print Signed
"41" 1951 H 38 x L 24 Rubbed black/yellow circles, framed wood under glass
Stockings and Wood 1951 H 49 x L 11 Mat mounted on webril
Leg Up 1951 H 50 x L 22 Webril mounted
Four Feet 1951 H 52 x L 22 Webril mounted
Pink Sun 1952 H 44 x L 111 Multi-color on brown canvas with pink circle
Tracks 1952 H 25 x L 20 On paper
#4 1952 H 23 x L 29 Rubbing of tile Signed
Blue Waffle 1952 H 26 x L 17.5
Blue Waffle II 1952 H 26 x L 17.5 on rice paper
Domino 1952 H 32 x L 25
Blue Moon 1952 H 44 x L 25 Dart board (?), wood block rubbing, webril mounted on scroll
Red Ring 1952 H 53 x L 20 Scrolled on burlap, black and blue grid lines, white and red circles
Mat Walk 1952 H 22 x L 73 On straw mat, black and green ink, sidewalk (?)
Mat Walk II 1952 H 27 x L 75 On straw mat, black green, red/blue splotches
Manhole Couple 1952 H 6' x L 39" Two manhole rubbings in black on webril mounted scroll
Spinarette 1953 H 29" x L 5' Signed
McLennon 1953 H 16 x L 25 Tombstone rubbing on paper
To the Point 1953 H 85 x L 19 Board rubbings on scroll
Subway Manhattan #3 1953 H 29.5 x L 22.5 Blue and black, print on paper
The Crossing 1953 H 29.5 x L 19 Wood plank rubbing on paper Signed
Water Bureau 1953 H 19' x L 3' Rubbing of water meter covers
Street Mix 1953 41 diameter Paper mounted on canvas, manhole rubbing
CTBESCO 1953 35 diameter Manhole rubbings on paper mounted on canvas
Street Mix II 1953 33 diameter Manhole rubbing on paper mounted on canvas
Tread Me 1953 H 84 x L 40.5 Black rubbing of tread on sidewalk
Shadow Spiral 1953 H 80 x L 36 One manhole cover, large spiral
Circle Tred 1953 H 75 x L 29 New York sidewalk rubbing, black on mat mount
Eye On 1953 H 35 x L 12.5 Large rubbing on matmount, frame and circle
Sioux City, Iowa 1953 Manhole cover, "Sioux city foundry boiler co."
Streak 1953 H 57 x L 17 Paper on scroll Signed
Brown Drain 1953 H 35 x L 24 Rub of grate, mounted on webril
Marcy 1953 H 6' x L 3' Rubbing of manhole on webril Signed
String Rule 1953 H 36 x L 24 Black ink rub of strings Signed
The Brain 1953 H 24 x L 36 Webril mounted on cloth Signed
Jagged Circle 1953 H 24 x L 36 Black ink circular large shape
The Balcony 1953 H 24 x L 36 Red and purplish brown square, webril on cloth Signed
DWS 1953 H 6' x L 3' Rub of manhole DWS, black ink on webril Signed
Plaster II 1953 H 32 x L 23 Rubbing in black ink Signed
Monotype 1953 H 33 x L 21 Square and rectangle shapes Signed
Standing Figure 1953 H 24 x L 18 Webril stapled to board, blue ink shapes Signed
Blush II 1953 H 29 x L 11 Black and red plank rubbing Signed
Field No. 7 1953 H 26 x L 20
Lines 1953 H 13 x L 35 Webril mounted on cloth
Brown Scroll 1953 H 59 x L 9 Brown paper on mat mount, brown/black ink Signed
Standing 1953 H 29.5 x L 20
Filmstrip 1953 H 35.5 x L 23.5 Signed
DWS 1953 H 43 x L 35 One manhole rubbing in black
Soho Sidewalk 1953 H 81 x L 39 Manhole and inlaid glass, sidewalk rubbing
Sleep Lovely Babe 1953 H 24 x L 19 Webril on paper, print Signed
William Bradford 1953 H 20 x L 27 Tombstone top angel face & wings, clear writing Signed
Central Park 1954 Four panel screen, rubbing done in Central park
7-Up 1954 Seven 7-Up bottles set in cement with cork base
The Marble 1954 H 20 x L 19 x D 8 Box of shattered glass and mirror shards, large green bottle inverted, red cats-eye marble
Moon Prints I 1954 H 50 x L 39 Two circles, black with red prints
Moon Prints II 1954 H 39 x L 28 Three interlaced circles, prints
Moon Prints IV 1954 H 39 x L 28 One circle, prints
JM Screen 1954 H 102 x L 31 x D 1 5 Screens, #2 missing, rub of "JM" sidewalk, muslin panels
Impression #4 1954 Circle and mesh rubbing on webril
The Crossing 1954 H 30 x L 20 Plank rubbing
Tred Squares 1954 H 3' x L 3'
CCT 1954 H 39 x L 24 Manhole rubbing
Barn 1954 H 9' x L 27" Rubbing of barn side
Striped Square 1954 H 54 x L 37 Two sided, 2nd side has purple and black
Crossed Saw 1954 H 75 x L 24 Saw rubbing
Tennis Rule 1954 H 8' x L 46" Rubbing of window pane, electric wire, racket and gate
Manhole Wild I 1954 H 9' x L 80" Multicolored manhole rubbings
Manhole Wild II 1954 H 68 x L 87
Sun Flower 1954 H 36 x L 23 Paper mounted on cloth Signed
Spot 1954 H 19 x L 24 Webril stapled to board, black ink circle on stick
Flordia II 1954 Black ink circle with stem
Protozoa 1954 H 19 x L 26 Rubbing in black ink, inside textured shapes
Hatch Attack 1954 H 25 x L 18 Tracing paper on paper, brown rust Signed
Scrabble III 1955 H 22 x L 15 Scrabble tile rubbing on white paper Signed
Light Music 1955 H 30 x L 20 Plank board rubbing, circular object Signed
Red Tred 1955 H 40 x L 29
Blue of the Night 1955 H 41 x L 55 Surface printing, mounted on webril, "blue of the night"
Bill Hurt 1955 H 51 x L 31 Surface rubbing in red on webril, "bill hurt"
Marx Brothers 1955 H 42 x L 65 Surface rubbings, hands and shoes, on webril, "marx brothers'
Ginger Rogers 1955 H 41 x L 32 Surface rubbin with "ginger rogers" on webril
Kiosk 1956 H 86 x L 15 diameter Standing cylinder of cardboard
Tombstone Circle 1958 H 3' x L 2'
Collage Nippon #2 1959 H 10.5 x L 12.5 x D 2 Box assemblage with wood bead cuts, silk coccoon, sea anemonae, black stone in center Signed
Brown Pane 1959 H 2' x L 2' Pattern on four pieces of paper taped together
Zig Zag 1959 H 40 x L 39 Black zig zag patter on webroll
Brown Stripes 1959 H 15 x L 28 On corrogated paper
Gray Fold 1959 H 23 x L 70 Two panels mounted, japanese screen style
Perfumed Death 1960 H 7.25 x D 5 Brown/black plastic box with black bottle, mouse on foam
Flag Box 1960 Box with flag under screen, mesh over glasses, mirrors, metal
Corn Box 1960 H 10.5 x D 8 Box with corn, eggshells, wool and styrofoam
Menomonie 1 1965 H 35 x L17 On fabric
Menomonie 2 1965 H 35 x L 27 Black manhole rubbing, "foundry co.", on orange cotton
Menomonie 3 1965 H 35  x L 28 Manhole rubbing "S&F Iron Works", on white fabric
Menomonie 5 1965 H 32 x L 27 Orange manhole rubbing on webril, "Neenah Foundry Co. Neenah, Wis"
Menomonie 8 1965 H 35 x L 24 Manhole rubbing on webril, "Higgons Foundry, Atlanta GA"
Menomonie 9 1965 29 diameter Manhole rubbing on paper, "Manhattan"
Menomonie Orange 1965 H 50 x L 34 Manhole cover rubbing on cloth, "Menomonie Wis"
Neenah Foundry 1965 H 33 X L 33
Menomonie Wisc. Petroglyph ? H 14' x L 9'8" Rubbing Signed

 

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