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| Title | Optimistic Box No. 1 |
| Artist | Robert Filliou |
| Date | 1968 |
| Institution | Walker Art Center |
| Location | Not on view. |
| Medium: | Mixed Media, Multiples, Other | wood box, with brass hinges and clasps, stone, offset lithograph on paper labels |
| Size: | 4.625 x 4.375 x 4.25 inches |
| Culture: | French |
| Style: | Fluxus |
| Inscriptions: | In ink on label under lid LR "R.F." next to his printed name. |
| Physical Description: | Wooden box with pink label on lid with black text "Optimistic Box No. 1 Thank god for modern weapons" inside of box on lid pink label with black text " we don't throw stones at each other anymore Robert Filliou" wrapped in tissue paper inside the cavity of the box is a cube shaped piece of granite. |
| Credit: | Collection Walker Art Center; T. B. Walker Acquisition Fund, 1992 |
| Accession Number: | 1992.134 |
| Artist: | Robert Filliou, French, 1926 - 1987 |
| Role: | Artist |
| Nationality: | French |
| Life Dates: | French, 1926 - 1987 |
| Added to Site: | March 1, 2009 |
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