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This abstract sculpture portrays two parent figures joined together with a child figure seated on their laps.
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

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Artist Agustin Cárdenas (Cuban, 1927 - 2001)
Date1991
MediumBronze with brown patina
Dimensions29 1/8 x 22 3/8 x 17 1/4 in. (74 x 56.8 x 43.8 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of friends of the Harn Museum of Art
Object number2008.23.5
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Visual DescriptionThis abstract sculpture portrays two parent figures joined together with a child figure seated on their laps.
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