The March of Democracy
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Object Details
- Artist
- Brian Dettmer, born Chicago, IL 1974
- Exhibition Label
- Brian Dettmer's intricate book sculptures celebrate traditional print's tactile richness and glorious physicality. Using old volumes he finds at thrift stores and estate sales, Dettmer selectively carves and "excavates" images and text, revealing new meanings or interpretations without adding to or moving content. For The March of Democracy, Dettmer transformed the first five volumes of a series of the same title, which chronicle the history of the United States from discovery and settlement to its entry into World War II.
- Connections: Contemporary Craft at the Renwick Gallery, 2019
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of the James F. Dicke Family
- Copyright
- © 2010, Brian Dettmer
- 2010
- Object number
- 2013.55
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Sculpture
- Crafts
- Medium
- altered books
- Dimensions
- 18 1/2 x 19 1/2 x 4 in. (47.0 x 49.5 x 10.2 cm)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Renwick Gallery
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Allegory\civic\democracy
- Record ID
- saam_2013.55
- Metadata Usage (text)
- Not determined
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk774e90c4f-b17d-4d7c-87ea-f911b6bd9736
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