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Shem by John Latham — VisualArtsDB

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Shem

1958

Medium: Hessian-covered door, with books, scrap metals, various paints, plaster, and cement
Dimensions: 8' 4 1/2" x 46" x 12 1/2" (255.2 x 116.8 x 31.7 cm)
Genre: sculpture
Museum: Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)

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