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Big Max
Big Max
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Big Max

Artist John Raymond Henry (American, 1943 - 2022)
Date1995
MediumRed painted steel
Dimensions33 x 65 x 38 ft. (1005.8 x 1981.2 x 1158.2 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineGift of Earl and Christy Powell
Object number2014.3
Visual DescriptionThree painted steel beams, one resting on the cross-section of two others.
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