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The Couple

Willie Birch American
1991
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Couple
  • Artist: Willie Birch (American, born New Orleans, Louisiana, 1942)
  • Date: 1991
  • Medium: Painted papier-mâché, shell, mirror, and metal
  • Dimensions: 34 5/8 × 23 1/2 × 19 1/2 in. (87.9 × 59.7 × 49.5 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Kathryn E. Hurd Fund, 1992
  • Object Number: 1992.118.6
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Willie Birch
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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