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The Sacred and the Profane

1989
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Sacred and the Profane
  • Artist: Laura Anderson Barbata (Mexican, born Mexico City, 1958)
  • Date: 1989
  • Medium: Charcoal and graphite on paper
  • Dimensions: 41 1/2 × 33 1/2 in. (105.4 × 85.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Florene M. Schoenborn Gift, 1990
  • Object Number: 1990.57.6
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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