Description
本作にはパレットとターブル（テーブル）を組み合わせたタイトルがつけられており、文字通り、パレット型の天板をした三本足のテーブルである。この組み合わせの着想の源となったのは「Palatable」で「美味な」との意。言葉遊びが好きだったマン・レイらしいオブジェの一つ。本作の原作が制作された1941年は、ハリウッドに移り住んで間もない頃で、マン・レイはこの時期、それまで専念できなかった絵画や本作のようなオブジェの制作に打ち込んでいた。
Data source
Tokyo Fuji Art Museum Collection Database
This database showcases some 2,000 objects from our collection of some 30,000 pieces of artworks from various periods and cultures including Japanese, Eastern and Western works, ranging from paintings...
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The Japanese Council of Art Museums
The Japanese Council of Art Museums (JCAM) supports the accomplishment of mission of art museums and seeks to assist art museums in fully basing their activities in a social context. The organization holds an annual meeting, memorial forums at annual meetings, lectures, Curatorial Study Meetings, and Study Group activities every year. The information and reports generated by these various activities are then expected to be shared with member museums, the greater art-related world and the general public. JCAM was founded in 1952 with the aim of providing a forum for art museums in Japan to think and act together. The organization was registered as a general incorporated association on April 1st, 2020 and includes over 450 members (full members, individual members and supporting members).
Last updated
January 9, 2026