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Group of black ape figures with red eyes stand against a background of tropical vegetation.
Apes
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Apes

Artist Olaf Breuning (Swiss, born 1970)
Date2001
MediumChromogenic development print
Dimensions32 x 40 in. (81.3 x 101.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Martin Z. Margulies
Object number2005.16.4
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