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The Trickster by Betye Saar, John Percy, Roberts Projects — VisualArtsDB

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The Trickster

The Trickster

The Trickster

Betye Saar John Percy Roberts Projects

1994

Medium: mixed media assemblage
Dimensions: overall: 226.06 × 68.58 × 31.12 cm (89 × 27 × 12 1/4 in.)
Genre: Sculpture
Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

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