Photo of collection object Wigs — Simpson, Lorna. Wigs, 1994. Set of twenty-one lithographs and seventeen lithographed texts on felt, overall: 6' x 13' 6" (182.9 x 411.5 cm). Purchased with funds given by Agnes Gund, Howard B. Johnson, and Emily Fisher Landau, 745.1995.a-ll. (Photo: MoMA)

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Wigs

1994

Lorna Simpson

American, born 1960

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Maker/Artist: Simpson, Lorna
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Set of twenty-one lithographs and seventeen lithographed texts on felt
Medium: set, lithographs, lithographed, texts, felt
Dimensions: overall: 6' x 13' 6" (182.9 x 411.5 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 745.1995.a-ll
Credit Line: Purchased with funds given by Agnes Gund, Howard B. Johnson, and Emily Fisher Landau
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