Prima Porta

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Prima Porta

Artist Varujan Boghosian (American, 1926-2020)

Date2013

Dimensions73 × 45 × 3 in. (185.4 × 114.3 × 7.6 cm)

MediumWood

ClassificationSculpture

Credit LineGift of Heidi Boghosian

Object number

2014.36

Not on View

DescriptionThis found object sculpture is comprised of a wooden door Boghosian's art frequently utilizes found objects that display the physical evidence of their past- scuffs, wear, and weathering are common. Prima Porta is typical in this regard. This found object sculpture is comprised of a door that Bogosian came across during his travels in Europe. The work shares a special connection to another of Boghosian's pieces, which bears the same name. That work is an 800 pound bronze door; cast in 1978, it hangs permanently in Dartmouth's Webster Hall.

Exhibition HistoryToledo Museum of Art, Varujan Boghosian, Dec. 13, 2013-May 25, 2014.