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BooksFrench21st century

Enveloppe-moi

2013

Artists

Annette MessagerArtist
Jean-Philippe ToussaintArtist

Description

Four-fold case containing two sets of fifteen postcards, a letter, an original photograph, ten original pigment prints by Messager, a table of contents, and colophon.

Classification
Books
Medium
Cloth bound case containing a letter, postcards, envelopes, pigment prints, and a photograph
Culture
French
Century
21st century
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Department
Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

case: 29.5 × 37.2 × 3.3 cm (11 5/8 × 14 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.) pigment prints: 28 × 36 cm (11 × 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

The Library Council of the Museum of Modern Art, partial sale, partial gift; to Emily Rauh Pulitzer (2013-2017), gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2017.

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