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Pyramid

2009
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Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pyramid
  • Artist: Rashid Johnson (American, born Chicago, Illinois, 1977)
  • Date: 2009
  • Medium: Black soap, wax, vinyl, CB radio, brass, books, glass, spray paint, plants, wood, shea butter, and space rocks
  • Dimensions: 11 ft. 1 in. × 16 ft. 2 in. × 10 in. (337.8 × 492.8 × 25.4 cm)
  • Classification: Sculpture
  • Credit Line: Gift of John and Amy Phelan, 2025
  • Object Number: 2025.281a–gg
  • Rights and Reproduction: © Rashid Johnson
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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