PrintsAmerican21st century

The Undiscovered Amerindians; How Can the Museum Justify Such Deception?

2012

Artists

Coco FuscoArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Etching, softground etching and drypoint

Medium

Intaglio, engraving and drypoint etching on off-white wove paper

Culture

American

Century

21st century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

sheet: 46.5 x 53 cm (18 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.) plate: 29 x 37.7 cm (11 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Coco Fusco, created 2012, sold; [through Alexander Gray Associates, New York City]; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

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