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Variations on a Six Sided Object

Al Loving · 1967

Catalog medium: Acrylic on canvas
Collection: The Studio Museum in Harlem
Accession: 1983.20

Physical record

Scale without reproducing the image

Metric: 177.8 × 149.9 cm
Approx. imperial: 5 ft 10 in × 4 ft 11 in
Planar area (calculated): 2.67 m²
Width / 170 cm reference: 0.88×
Height / 170 cm reference: 1.05×

Imperial dimensions, planar area, and 170 cm reference ratios are interface calculations from documented metric dimensions, not source claims, artwork-shape reconstructions, or quality judgments.

Image decision: Bundled display blocked by unclear/external_link_only.

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Structured relationships

Process, material, form, ideas

Techniques

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Materials

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Formal properties

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Concepts

Cultural context without reductionconcept

Claims / interpretation

Evidence with its type exposed

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geometric abstraction

Studio Museum describes Variations on a Six Sided Object as nonrepresentational experimentation that challenges the pictorial frame.

Evidence sources (1)

Al Loving. Variations on a Six Sided Object. 1967 ↗

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Object → maker

Al Lovingartist/date identity lineBasis: Object identity on this record.

Material & process

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Exhibition, place & history

Place this date on the AEU timeline1967Basis: Object date used for navigation only; not an influence or exhibition claim.

Close Look

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Source register

Direct record sources

Al Loving. Variations on a Six Sided Object. 1967museum collection · authority tier 1 · verified 2026-09-09
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