The court case Constantin Brancusi v. United States determined that ____________ was a piece of art, and not a kitchen utensil as U.S. customs believed it to be.

The case concerned Constantin Brancusi’s sculpture Bird in Space. U.S. customs initially treated it as a manufactured object rather than a work of art, but the court recognized it as art. Therefore, “Bird in Space” is the correct choice.

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