<I>Honeycomb</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1994
name: label: Created by
content: Noah Purifoy, American, 1917 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: An assemblage of found materials encased in a wood, metal, and glass container. The front and sides of the rectangular box is made of silver metal. In the front center is a glass window in the shape of a honeycomb, providing a look at the interior where pieces of wood and other materials such as metal, rubber, and cardboard, have been placed to form horizontal layers and striations. On the front bottom right corner is a metal plaque with engraved text “NOAH PURIFOY / 1994.” The back of the container is plywood.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Art
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Visual Arts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2022.80.4
objectType: label: Type
content: assemblages (sculpture)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Courtesy Noah Purifoy Foundation
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood and metal with glass, cardboard, and rubber
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 26 × 17 × 6 in. (66 × 43.2 × 15.2 cm)