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Venus Preferred to Christ

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Venus Preferred to Christ
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ArtistAmerican, born 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Venus Preferred to Christ
  • from the series History of the (White) World, in the Studio of Chri...
Date1997
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 33 1/16 × 28 7/8 in. (84 × 73.4 cm)
 Sheet: 35 7/16 × 31 5/8 in. (90 × 80.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2710
Not on view

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