History is a Time Machine
Sonia Landy Sheridan, American, 1925 - 2021
April 3, 1974
Copy art; 3M Color-In-Color I and felt-tip pen on fabric
Sheet: 8 11/16 × 10 7/16 in. (22 × 26.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Gift of the artist
MIS.2004.84.223
Geography
Place Made: United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Dated, signed, and inscribed, in felt-tip pen, upper left to right: 2:10 PM. APRIL 3, 1974 . WEDNESDAY...SONYA LANDY SHERIDAN...HELLO 2024 A.D.; inscribed, in felt-tip pen, above image left: TO SEE THE WORLD IN A Y..WHY; inscribed, in felt-tip pen, in image lower left: JE SEME A TOUT VENT; inscribed, in felt-tip pen, below image: HISTORY IS A TM. 1 TIME PLANE = 1TP OR ONE TEASPOON. HISTORY IS A TIME MACHINE.
Provenance
The artist, Hanover, New Hampshire; given to present collection, 2004.
Catalogue Raisonne
Sonia Landy Sheridan - Diane Kirkpatrick Hood Inventory List #391: "To See the world in a Y ... Waking" 3M Color-In-Color I on cloth with flopen 4/3/74
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