Rhea Karam
Khiam Prison, Lebanon

Khiam Prison, Lebanon
Khiam Prison, Lebanon
Khiam Prison, Lebanon
ArtistLebanese, born 1982
CultureLebanese
Titles
  • Khiam Prison, Lebanon
  • from the series Breathing Walls
Date2009
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 22 5/8 × 30 1/2 in. (57.5 × 77.5 cm)
 Sheet: 23 5/8 × 31 11/16 in. (60 × 80.5 cm)
 At opening: 25 13/16 × 33 11/16 in. (65.5 × 85.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Charles Dee Mitchell
Object number2018.319
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; purchased by Charles Dee Mitchell, Dallas, April 17, 2014 ; given to MFAH, 2018.

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