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The scene of a murdered couple. The woman was far into her pregnancy. The couple’s heads touched in a last embrace. A single bullet entered the man’s skull and took all three lives.

The scene of a murdered couple. The woman was far into her pregnancy. The couple’s heads touched in a last embrace. A single bullet entered the man’s skull and took all three lives.
The scene of a murdered couple. The woman was far into her pregnancy. The couple’s heads touched in a last embrace. A single bullet entered the man’s skull and took all three lives.
The scene of a murdered couple. The woman was far into her pregnancy. The couple’s heads touched in a last embrace. A single bullet entered the man’s skull and took all three lives.
ArtistAmerican, born 1986
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • The scene of a murdered couple. The woman was far into her pregnancy. The couple’s heads touched in a last embrace. A single bullet entered the man’s skull and took all three lives.
  • from the series Paso del Norte
Date2010
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage (At open): 19 5/8 × 29 5/8 in. (49.8 × 75.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Object number2021.440
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceCharles Dee Mitchell, Dallas; given to MFAH, 2021.

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