Gulo borealis

Date

1969-1972

Dimensions

12 x 8-1/4 inches

Type

Multiples

Description

Appeared as part of edition "en bloc", cabinet with objects by various artists. (Literal translation of gulo borealis: "the glutton from the north")

Details

Materials

ink, graphite on writing paper

Credit Line

Alfred and Marie Greisinger Collection, Walker Art Center, T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1992

Accession Number

1992.255

Inscriptions

In pencil front UM "gulo borealis"; "gulo borealis" [both phrases begin and end with scroll-like symbols; the top phrase is in Joseph Beuys's hand; lower one was written by his son, Wenzeslaus]