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Horsefly by Martin Puryear — VisualArtsDB

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Horsefly

1996

Medium: Wire mesh, tar, glass, and wood
Dimensions: 8' 1" x 6' 7" x 7' 11" (246.4 x 200.7 x 241.3 cm)
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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