Photo of collection object What Is the Shape of This Problem? — Bourgeois, Louise. What Is the Shape of This Problem?, 1999. Series of 9 letterpress diptychs, 5 with lithography, sheet (each): 12 x 17" (30.5 x 43.2 cm). Gift of the artist, 135.2000.1-10. (Photo: MoMA)

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What Is the Shape of This Problem?

1999

Louise Bourgeois

American, born France. 1911–2010

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Maker/Artist: Bourgeois, Louise
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Series of 9 letterpress diptychs, 5 with lithography
Medium: series, letterpress, diptychs, lithography
Dimensions: sheet (each): 12 x 17" (30.5 x 43.2 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 135.2000.1-10
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
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