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Checkpoint Charley

Checkpoint Charley

Woody van Amen (in 1964)

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Title Checkpoint Charley
Material and technique Wood, paint, lights and synthetic material
Object type
Assemblage > Three-dimensional object > Art object
Location This object is in storage
Dimensions Width 176,8 cm
Height 116,5 cm
Depth 41 cm
Artists Artist: Woody van Amen
Accession number BEK 78-01 (MK)
Credits Loan municipality of Rotterdam , 1978
Department Modern Art
Acquisition date 1978
Creation date in 1964
Internal exhibitions Meneer Delta, een galeriehouder en verzamelaar in het museum (2012)
External exhibitions Ik hou van Holland (2013)
Verspijkerd en verzaagd (2017)
OMG! Religie & Pop Art (2025)
Material
Object
Geographical origin The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe

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Woody van Amen

Eindhoven 1936

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