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Protegida | Watched Over

1996-2003

Muriel Hasbun

Artist, American, born El Salvador, 1961

Muriel Hasbun

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Artwork overview

Medium

installation with sound consisting of 9 freestanding wooden frames with a swivel centerpiece, 11 gelatin silver prints, fabric panels, and Ixcanal thorns
Credit Line

Gift of Funds from Scott Nathan and Laura DeBonis, Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund, and Gift of Funds from Heather Muir Johnson
Dimensions

variable
Accession Number

2024.152.1
Copyright

© Muriel Hasbun

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Muriel Hasbun, Silver Spring, MD; NGA purchase (through RoFa Art Gallery, Gaithersburg, MD), 2024.

Associated Names

Hasbun, Muriel

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