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A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
A book submerged in water inside a dome-shaped terrarium is situated on top of a laurel wreath and an octagonal, wooden base with letters C, E, S.
Artist
Nayland Blake (born New York, New York, 1960)
Title
H.O.S. (Pickled Pornography)
Creation date
1986
Materials
wood, silk laurel wreath and glass dome containing ‘House of Studs’ porn book
Dimensions
overall size: 16 1/2 x 11 x 11 in.
overall size (with pedestal): 30 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.
Credit Line
Gift of the Hort Family Collection
Accession Number
2008.10.2a-c
Object Type
Sculpture

Object Label

In this sculpture, Blake preserves a copy of a gay pulp fiction novel by Wes Talbot, House of Studs (Greenleaf Classics, 1977).

From the exhibition: Power Play (February 6 – April 26, 2010)

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