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Esperando que caigan los cosas del cielo o deporte nacional

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Esperando que caigan los cosas del cielo o deporte nacional
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ArtistCuban, born 1975
CultureCuban
Titles
  • Esperando que caigan los cosas del cielo o deporte nacional
Date2012
MediumBronze, baseball glove, concrete
Dimensions28 1/8 × 9 1/4 × 5 11/16 in. (71.5 × 23.5 × 14.5 cm)
Credit LineThe Madeleine P. Plonsker Collection, museum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2022.506
Non exposé

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Department
Latin American Art
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Havana, Cuba; purchased by Madeleine P. Plonsker, Glencoe, Illinois; purchased by MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Back of baseball glove is embroidered with BATOS logo: BATOS / CUBA
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