Approaching

Simon Leung American

1994

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Title: Approaching
Artist: Simon Leung (American, born 1964)
Date: 1994
Medium: Silkscreened silk
Dimensions: 16 3/4 × 16 1/2 in. (42.5 × 41.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit Line: Purchase, Anonymous Gift, 1995
Object Number: 1995.42g
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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