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Furnival, Astrid, 1940-

 Person

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

65th Birthday / Furnival, John; Furnival, Astrid., 1998

 Item — Folder 39: [Barcode: 31858072459997]
Identifier: CC-29728-31105
Scope and Contents

This print was made to celebrate John Furnival's 65th birthday. The print depicts each year of his life as a colored number in a chaotic arrangement with overlays. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1998

Be Fruitful and Multiply, 1987

 Item — Box 297: [Barcode: 31858073143582]
Identifier: CC-12235-12459
Scope and Contents

The imagery in this knitted sweater relates to fruit, including the one arm bandit, gambling or fruit machines, a big apple, and a "Be Fruitful..." text. The colors have their basis in the brightness of Southwestern United States where Furnival knitted this piece at Roswell Institute, New Mexico, during an artistic sabbatical. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1987

Un Coup de Des Jamais N'Abolira le Hazard, 1989

 Item
Identifier: CC-10765-10975
Scope and Contents

This work, based upon Stephan Mallarme's celebrated poem, is exhibited on a collaged, female mannequin, "Lady Midnight" by Astrid and John Furnival. The buttons on the sweater are actual dice. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates: 1989