Peacock

Dror Benshetrit Israeli

Manufacturer Cappellini S.p.A. Italian

2009

Not on view

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Title: Peacock
Artist: Dror Benshetrit (Israeli, born Tel Aviv, 1977)
Manufacturer: Cappellini S.p.A.
Date: 2009
Medium: Felt with powder varnished metal base
Dimensions: 33 7/8 × 42 1/8 × 33 1/16 in. (86 × 107 × 84 cm)
Classification: Furniture
Credit Line: Purchase, Uzi Zucker Philanthropic Fund Gift, 2011
Object Number: 2011.417
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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