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The Shepherd Boy

1987
Not on view

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Shepherd Boy
  • Artist: Menashe Kadishman (Israeli, Tel Aviv 1932–2015 Ramat Gan, Israel)
  • Date: 1987
  • Medium: COR-TEN Steel
  • Dimensions: 40 x 82 1/2 x 81 in. (101.6 x 209.6 x 205.7 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Muriel and Philip I. Berman Gift, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.83
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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