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PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Upholstered Stone

PILLOW Pageant, A.I.R. Gallery – Upholstered Stone

artist: Elizabeth Demaray filmmakers:  Owen Donovan & Takeshi Fukunaga 1950 Adjustable Pillow Block, L.B. McGuffage  U.S. patent no. 2,521,530 Upholstered Stone is part of a series of items that have been upholstered, including discarded shoes, bricks, tin cans, and 10-ton Nike Hercules Missile. The stone was measured, thinly padded, and then upholstered. The upholstery pieces are affixed to the stone without direct attachment, with each seam stressing the object inside. Viewers…