The Twins
Petah Coyne
Contemporary Art
On View: D Stairs, 6th Floor
MEDIUM
Steel, wood, wire, cable, cotton cloth, paint, hay, rope, polymer and mud
DATES
1987
DIMENSIONS
159 x 48 x 32 in. (403.9 x 121.9 x 81.3 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Unsigned
COLLECTIONS
Contemporary Art
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in D Stairs, 6th Floor
ACCESSION NUMBER
88.5
CREDIT LINE
Purchase gift of an anonymous donor
RIGHTS STATEMENT
© Petah Coyne, Courtesy Galerie Lelong, New York
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CAPTION
Petah Coyne (American, born 1953). The Twins, 1987. Steel, wood, wire, cable, cotton cloth, paint, hay, rope, polymer and mud, 159 x 48 x 32 in. (403.9 x 121.9 x 81.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of an anonymous donor, 88.5. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 88.5.jpg)
IMAGE
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