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Construction 989
Artist
Abe Ajay
(American, 1919 - 1998)
Date1989
MediumMixed media
DimensionsOverall: 23 1/2 x 18 x 3 15/16 in. (59.7 x 45.7 x 10 cm)
Credit LineGift of Betty Ajay
Object number2002.9
Collections
ClassificationsCollage or Assemblage
Object NameConstruction
DepartmentPermanent Collection
CultureNorth American
NationalityAmerican
On View
Not on viewCentury
- Twentieth
Signedbottom right: "AJAY 89"; reverse: "Ajay"
Exhibition HistoryConstellations: Celebrating the Legacies of Betye Saar, Palmer Museum of Art, May 9 – September 13, 2026; Abe Ajay: Constructions and Collages, Palmer Museum of Art, June 27 – September 10, 2000; Reading Public Museum, Reading, PA, April 15 – June 18, 2001; Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art, October 5 – December 30, 2001.Published ReferencesAbe Ajay: Constructions and Collages (exh. cat.) (University Park, PA: Palmer Museum of Art, 2000), 11 (ill., color), 16 (no. 21).