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Carlos Garaicoa Manso
Project for Instruments of Torture (Proyecto para instrumentos de tortura)1995-1999

Not on view
Graphite drawing on cream paper, architectural rendering of a neoclassical building facade with a large gear-and-scroll sculpture in a plaza, with Spanish text along the bottom edge
Sepia-toned photograph, close-up of a metal pipe and mechanical fittings mounted on a weathered concrete wall, with curved iron railings at left and a blurred city roofscape visible in the background.
Brass and iron mechanical device mounted on a flat rectangular brass plate, featuring a toothed gear wheel, a curved arm with raised lettering reading "PATO," and a sliding track assembly with small adjustable components.
Artist or Maker
Carlos Garaicoa Manso
Cuba, born 1967
Title
Project for Instruments of Torture (Proyecto para instrumentos de tortura)
Place Made
Cuba
Date Made
1995-1999
Medium
Graphite on paper, gelatin-silver print, mixed media
Dimensions
Overall: 29 3/7 x 37 in. (74.75 x 93.98 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Leslie and John C. Dorman
Accession Number
M.2001.134a-c
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography