The Great Barrier Reef

1991

Artists

Pacita AbadArtist

Classification

Sculpture

Medium

Mixed media, including sequins, glitter, buttons, decorative trim, costume jewelry, raffia, feathers, foil stars, small mirrors, foil sequins waste, fabric tassels, paints and binders on cast purple-gray paper pulp, marbled newsprint, paper ephemera and fabric strips.

Culture

Philippine-American

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Modern & Contemporary Art

Dimensions

irregular: 114.8 × 243.8 cm (45 3/16 × 96 in.) mount: 122.1 × 251.3 × 2.1 cm (48 1/16 × 98 15/16 × 13/16 in.)

Provenance

Pacita Abad Art Estate, gift; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2024

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