BIRD NEST EGG

Artist/Maker David Saunders (American, b. 1954)

Date1978–79

MediumConstruction board, carved and painted wood with twigs

DimensionsOverall: 36 7/8 × 28 × 5 3/4 in. (93.7 × 71.1 × 14.6 cm)

Credit LineEllen H. Johnson Bequest

Object number1998.7.127

Status

Not on view

In a Pictorial Framework

The New Museum, New York (June 30, 1979 - September 15, 1979 )

The Living Object: The Art Collection of Ellen H. Johnson

Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (March 6, 1992 - June 14, 1992 )

Collections

Modern & Contemporary

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