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A monochrome print of three vertically stacked, overlapping faces. The top face has hands covering its eyes, the middle face has fingers plugging its ears, and the bottom face has clasped hands covering its mouth.
See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil

Artist Oldrich Kulhánek (Czech, 1940-2013)
Date1991
MediumLithograph
Dimensions27 5/16 x 21 1/2 in. (69.4 x 54.6 cm)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineGift of Melvin and Lorna Rubin
Object number1995.27.100
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Visual DescriptionA monochrome print of three vertically stacked, overlapping faces. The top face has hands covering its eyes, the middle face has fingers plugging its ears, and the bottom face has clasped hands covering its mouth.
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