Barton Lidicé BeneŠ (1942-2012) Tools in Print, 1983 Objects wrapped in newsprint 24 x 20 x...

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Barton Lidicé Beneš (1942-2012)
Tools in Print, 1983
Objects wrapped in newsprint
24 x 20 x 4 inches (61.0 x 50.8 x 10.2 cm) (overall)
Signed and dated on the reverse: Barton Lidicé Beneš, 1984

EXHIBITED:
Tools as Art
City Museum, Saint Louis, Missouri, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 1–August 31, 2001;
Contemporary Art Center of Virginia and Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Virginia Beach, Virginia, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," September 21–November 11, 2001;
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," December 6, 2001–January 27, 2002;
Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," February 16–May 12, 2002;
Palmer Museum of Art, University Park, Pennsylvania, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 2–August 25, 2002;
Louisiana Artists Guild, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," September 8–November 3, 2002;
DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," March 8–May 25, 2003;
Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio, Texas, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," November 6, 2003–January 4, 2004;
The Avampato Discovery Museum, Charleston, West Virginia, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," January 17–March 21, 2004;
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, Wausau, Wisconsin, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," April 17–June 20, 2004;
Coral Springs Museum of Art, Coral Springs, Florida, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," July 3–August 29, 2004;
Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art, Tacoma, Washington, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," September 18, 2004–January 9, 2005;
Springfield Library and Museums Association, Springfield, Massachusetts, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," February 9–April 24, 2005;
Paine Art Center and Gardens, Oshkosh, Wisconsin, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," May 14–August 14, 2005;
Palm Springs Desert Museum, Palm Springs, California, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," September 2–November 27, 2005;
Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, Moraga, California, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," January 14–February 19, 2006;
Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," March 8–May 14, 2006;
Salina Art Center, Salina, Kansas, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," June 3–August 20, 2006;
Anchorage Museum of Art, Anchorage, Alaska, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," September 11–December 4, 2006;
Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, New York, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," January 14–April 8, 2007;
San Francisco Museum of Craft and Design, San Francisco, California, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," April 12–June 10, 2007;
George A. Spiva Center for the Arts, Joplin, Missouri, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," June 29–September 21, 2007;
Terrace Gallery, Orlando City Hall, Orlando, Florida, "Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection," October 18, 2007–December 30, 2008.

ReTooled
Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, Florida, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," November 10, 2014–January 5, 2015;
Dennos Museum Center, Traverse City, Michigan, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," January 25–May 17, 2015;
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, Louisiana, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," June 5–August 22, 2015;
Thorne-Sagendorph Art Gallery, Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," September 19–October 21, 2015;
Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, Montgomery, Alabama, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," November 5, 2015–January 10, 2016;
Peninsula Fine Arts Center, Newport News, Virginia, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," February 5–May 1, 2016;
Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," May 27–August 24, 2016;
Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, California, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," September 18–November 27, 2016;
Las Cruces Museum of Art, Las Cruces, New Mexico, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," February 3–April 25, 2017;
Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, South Carolina, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," June 2–August 27, 2017;
William D. Cannon Art Gallery, Carlsbad, California, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," October 22, 2017–January 27, 2018;
International Museum of Arts & Science, McAllen, Texas, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," March 7–July 1, 2018;
Bruce Museum, Greenwich, Connecticut, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," September 22–December 30, 2018;
Art Museum of South Texas, Corpus Christi, Texas, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," January 24–April 28, 2019;
Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," June 1–August 7, 2019;
The Baker Museum, Naples, Florida, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," September 3–December 8, 2019;
Mitchell Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," January 9–February 23, 2020;
Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, Charleston, West Virginia, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," March 28–July 26, 2020;
Canton Museum of Art, Canton, Ohio, "ReTooled: Highlights from the Hechinger Collection," August 22–October 26, 2020.

LITERATURE:
P. Hamill, Tools as Art: The Hechinger Collection, New York, 1995, p. 66, illustrated.


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