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Sandow Birk
Obsession2007

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Woodcut or linocut print in black ink on cream paper, wide horizontal scene of a crowded urban street with military helicopters overhead and a dense mass of figures, buildings at left, and an army enlistment booth at right

Sandow Birk, Obsession, 2007, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of HuiPress, Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sandow Birk
Title
Obsession
Date Made
2007
Medium
Woodcut on handmade Sekishu paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 49 1/2 × 97 in. (125.73 × 246.38 cm) Image: 48 × 96 in. (121.92 × 243.84 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of HuiPress, Hui No`eau Visual Arts Center
Accession Number
M.2009.41.2
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© Sandow Birk

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