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The Dwarves w/o Snow White

Artist: Polly Apfelbaum, American, born 1956
Medium: 8 boxes and lids, stretched crushed velvet, dye
Dates: 1992
Dimensions: Each: 27 x 15 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (68.6 x 39.4 x 8.9 cm) Overall: 131 in. (332.7 cm)
Collections: Contemporary Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art, 4th Floor
Accession Number: 1992.113.1a-c-.8a-c
Credit Line: Gift of the Contemporary Art Council
Image: Overall, 1992.113.1a-c-.8a-c.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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