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A mask of a dirty pig's head. It has cartoon features with big slightly crossed blue eyes and eyelashes.
Masks #2
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Masks #2

Artist Paul McCarthy (American, born 1945)
Date1994
MediumChromogenic development print
Dimensions20 x 12 in. (50.8 x 30.5 cm)
ClassificationsPhotographs
Credit LineGift of Martin Z. Margulies
Object number2005.16.15
Collections
Visual DescriptionA mask of a dirty pig's head. It has cartoon features with big slightly crossed blue eyes and eyelashes.
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