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Blessing of the Men
Blessing of the Men

Blessing of the Men

Artist Clarissa Sligh American, born 1939
Date1996–2017
MediumGelatin silver print photographs, gold and silver foil, acid free black paper, cotton thread, and glass beads
Dimensionsheight, width, and depth (overall): 48 × 192 × 60 in. (121.9 × 487.7 × 152.4 cm)
height, width, and depth (each framed photograph): 24 1/4 × 20 1/4 × 3/4 in. (61.6 × 51.4 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsMixed Media
Credit LineGift from the Collection of Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull
Object number2022.16.1a-ggg
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated by the artist, 1996-2017; sold to Hedy Fischer and Randy Shull, April 2018; given to NCMA December 14, 2022.
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