Ed and Nancy Kienholz, White Easel with Machine Pistol, 1979

“The gun was found at an Idaho flea market. It is a mock-up of a machine gun made from the slide of one gun, a barrel from another, and some made-up wooden frame. We could never figure our why anyone would make such a gun.” – Nancy Reddin Kienholz

This is one of the works currently on view in our exhibition Kienholz: Berlin/Hope, through April 16. Read more about this series in the catalogue produced for our exhibition, which is completely accessible online.