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A print of two vertically stacked mouths crossed by translucent strips. The top mouth has parted lips above the red text "How are you?". The bottom mouth shows teeth above the red text "I am fine!".
How Are You?
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

How Are You?

Artist Oldrich Kulhánek (Czech, 1940-2013)
Date1991
MediumLithograph
Dimensions23 5/8 x 19 1/4 in. (60 x 48.9 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.99
Collections
Visual DescriptionA print of two vertically stacked mouths crossed by translucent strips. The top mouth has parted lips above the red text "How are you?". The bottom mouth shows teeth above the red text "I am fine!".
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