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Open today 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Admission is always free

6th and Constitution Ave NW
Washington, DC 20565

Sculpture Garden Extended Hours

Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
Exhibitions & Events
America’s 250th

Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
Open Call

Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Protegida | Watched Over

1996-2003

Muriel Hasbun

Associated Names

Muriel Hasbun

Artist, American, born El Salvador, 1961 - 2026

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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 Joanne Prager
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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