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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by John Knaub

Ode à l'Oubli

Artist Louise Bourgeois (American, born France, 1911 - 2010)

Date2004

MediumBook, hand-sewn and stitched cloth with lithography

Dimensionsbound: 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm)
36 pages, each: 10 3/4 x 13 1/4 in. (27.3 x 33.7 cm)

ClassificationsTextiles

Credit LineMuseum Purchase, funds provided by the David A. Cofrin Art Acquisition Endowment

Object number2004.23

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DescriptionThe book contains 36 pages including cover and back page. Each page is framed separately except for the cover with its frames as a whole. The pages are printed or sewn with abstract designs or text in primarily subtle reds and blues. The edition includes 25 copies, with 7 AP copies. The work has been produced by Solo Impressions, New York under the supervision of Louise Bourgeois. The book was published as Peter Blum Edition, New York.