Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life

Man Ray. Gift. 1958; replica of 1921 original. Painted flatiron with row of thirteen tacks, heads glued to the irons bottom, 6 1/8 × 3 5/8 × 4 1/2″ (15.3 × 9 × 11.4 cm). James Thrall Soby Fund. © 2016 Man Ray Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

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Exhibition: Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life
Dates: Objects of Desire: The Modern Still Life May 25–Aug 26, 1997
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
11 West 53rd Street, New York, NY 10019
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