Detail View: The AMICA Library: Periodic Table
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AMICA ID:
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NGC_.40349.1-4
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Name:
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Goodwin, Betty
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Canadian
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Biography:
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Canadian, born 1923
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Gender:
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F
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Creator Birth Place:
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Canada: Quebec, Montreal
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Betty Goodwin
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Title:
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Periodic Table
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View:
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full view
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Creation Date:
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1996
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Creation Start Date:
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1996
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Creation End Date:
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1996
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Materials and Techniques:
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steel, glass, earth, plaster, oil crayon, pastel and metallic paint
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Subject Description:
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This sculpture is a tribute to the Italian writer and philosopher Primo Levi, a survivor of the Holocaust. The artist has borrowed the title from Levi's 'The Periodic Table', a book she has read over and over again.
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Creation Place:
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Canada: Quebec, Montreal
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Dimensions:
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steel plate: 152.5 x 200.7 x .5 cm; narwhal tusk: 245.5 x 30.4 x 30.4 cm; cube with earth on stand: 170.4 x 41 x 42 cm overall; cube with earth: 49 x 41 x 42 cm
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Measurement Unit:
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cm
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Measurement Dimension:
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width
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AMICA Contributor:
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National Gallery of Canada
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Owner Location:
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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ID Number:
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40349.1-4
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Credit Line:
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Gift of Betty and Martin Goodwin, Montreal, 1999, in honour of Pierre Théberge
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Copyright:
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? B. Goodwin
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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NGC_.40349.1-4.tif
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