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Cactus Blood

1987

Andres Serrano

Associated Names

Andres Serrano

Artist, American, born 1950

The image displays a round cactus with white and yellow spines, set against a red background. The cactus is centrally positioned in the frame, appearing slightly above and slightly to the right from the bottom center of the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

silver dye bleach print
Credit Line

Gift of James K. Patterson
Dimensions

image (visible): 151.13 × 100.33 cm (59 1/2 × 39 1/2 in.)
framed: 165.1 × 115.57 × 2.54 cm (65 × 45 1/2 × 1 in.)
Accession Number

2023.163.4
Series Title

Bodily Fluids
Copyright

© Andres Serrano

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. James Patterson, Memphis, TN; gift to NGA, 2023.

Associated Names

Patterson, James Dr.

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