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September 10, 2016
- October 15, 2016
For Another

WORKS IN EXHIBITION

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Wedding Souvenir (for the wedding of Jim and Judith Elliott in Topanga Canyon, California, April 23)
1966
Cast plaster and white paint

from a series of approximately 200
5 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches  (14 x 16.5 x 5.7 cm)
(Inventory #27605)

Siste Viator (Stop Traveler)
1993
Each book: inscribed with a WWII soldier's name; Bookends, twenty facsimile books and shelf, in twenty-three parts

Overall size:  18 7/8 x 39 3/8 x 6 5/8 inches  (47.9 x 100 x 16.8 cm)
Edition of 50
(Inventory #27442)

“Stop Traveler (Siste Viator)” was conceived for the Sonsbeek international sculpture exhibition, held in Arnhem, The Netherlands, the site of one of World War II’s most important battles. Intended as a “literary memorial” to British, Dutch, Polish, and German war casualties, this project features reprints of books and book covers that could have been read by those killed in battle. For each language, one book was reproduced entirely, while the other copies contain blank pages only. The artist inserted ex libris bookplates inscribed with a WWII soldier/casualty’s name.

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Collection of Five Plaster Surrogates
1987
Enamel on cast Hydrostone in five parts

Installation dimensions are variable:
This installation: 20 x 74 3/4 inches (51 x 190 cm)
Each size varies:
18 1/8 x 12 1/8 inches
17 1/4 x 10 1/8 inches
17 1/8 x 10 1/8 inches
20 1/8 x 16 inches
16 1/8 x 13 1/8 inches
Each signed “Allan McCollum 1987” and numbered sequentially on the reverse
(Inventory #27571)

Forced Labor (To go Back / Black)
2009
Wooden shelf, resin figurine and ceramic

Signed, titled and dated on the underside of the shelf
9 3/4 x 10 1/4 x 42 7/8 inches (25 x 26 x 109 cm)
(Inventory #23368)

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