Untitled ("Love Box")
Maker
H. C. (Horace Clifford) Westermann
(American, 1922-1981)
Date1964
MediumVermillion
Dimensions1 1/4 x 3 3/4 x 2 1/4 in. (3.2 x 9.5 x 5.7 cm)
Credit LineThe H.C. Westermann Study Collection, Gift of the Estate of Joanna Beall Westermann
CopyrightCopyright managed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Collections
Object number2002.137
Status
Not on viewThis box is carved from vermilion, an exotic hard wood. The inscription on the inside cover of the box reads: "VERMILION WOOD/ LOVE BOX/X"; on the inside bottom: "’64/JOANNA/X"; and on the bottom: "Cliff/ Love" in script.
