Coatrack nailed to studio floor; original lost
Overview
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Known via 5 “snapshots” (4×2D, 1×3D)
Observations
- Fluffy cut edges; mismatched perspectives across hooks; “working print” separates board vs. hooks, consistent with photo assembly.
- Impossibility in material: Final sub‑hook bends could not occur in cast iron without breaking
1941
1964 (Schwarz edition)
1983 (made 1940)
1991 (made 1964)
See also
Object information was first published by Rhonda Roland Shearer, Stephen Jay Gould et. al., “Why the Hatrack is and/or is not Readymade,”
Tout‑Fait. (2000; updated 2019).
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