Alejandra Quintanilla
Objeto en observación

Objeto en observación
Objeto en observación
Objeto en observación
ArtistMexican, born 1973
CultureMexican
Titles
  • Objeto en observación
  • Object in Observation
Date2006
MediumResin, wood, and lightbulbs
DimensionsOverall: 14 × 520 × 12 in. (35.6 × 1320.8 × 30.5 cm), each mask: 14 × 11 3/4 × 12 in. (35.6 × 29.8 × 30.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of José Luis Barragán
Object number2007.508.1-.40.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; José Luís Barragán, Monterrey, Mexico; donated to MFAH, 2007.
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