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University of Maine College of Engineering Shovel
Image Not Available for University of Maine College of Engineering Shovel

University of Maine College of Engineering Shovel

Date2010
Maker Buster Simpson American, born 1942
Object number2013.32.2
ProvenanceThe artist; [Greg Kucera Gallery, Seattle]
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Wash., Frye Art Museum, Buster Simpson // Surveyor, June 15–Oct. 13, 2013.Published ReferencesLawrimore, Scott, ed. Buster Simpson // Surveyor. Seattle: Frye Art Museum, 2013 (includes substantial bibliography)
Credit LineNorthwest Purchase Fund
Dimensions35 x 18 x 3 1/2 in. (88.9 x 45.7 x 8.9 cm)
MediumPainted readymade shovel
Photo: Courtesy of Greg Kucera Gallery
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