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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Vanitas Objectified

ArtistMichael Bergt, born 1956
Date2006
MediumColor pencil
Dimensions14 1/2 x 18 in. (36.8 x 45.7 cm)
Signedl.r.: Bergt
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2010.34
ClassificationDrawing
Provenanceto Sandy Besser [1936-2011], Santa Fe, NM, 2007; purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2010
On ViewNo
Vanitas Objectified14.5 × 18 in.Tennis Ball2.7 in. diameter

This artwork's face covers about 36× the area of a tennis ball.Drawn to the same scale.