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Sugimoto : portraits

by Hiroshi Sugimoto, Tracey R. Bashkoff, Nancy Spector

Published to accompany a major exhibition, this volume showcases a series of black-and-white photographs of historical wax museum figures. The collection is analysed in essays by art historians and includes an interview with the artist.

Accession 12641 ISBN 0810969289 Publisher Guggenheim Museum
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