Chair Transformation Number 20B

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Chair Transformation Number 20B
Chairs-samaras.jpg
Artist Lucas Samaras
Year1996
Typesculpture
Dimensions360 cm× 64.8 cm× 220 cm(141 in× 25+12 in× 88 in)
Location National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.
Coordinates 38°53′27″N77°01′21″W / 38.890764°N 77.022433°W / 38.890764; -77.022433
OwnerNational Gallery of Art

Chair Transformation Number 20B is a 1996 abstract sculpture, by Lucas Samaras, in the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Chair Transformation Number 20B - Image". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-08-01.
  2. "Chair Transformation Number 20B, (sculpture)". SIRIS