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The Big Hand

Object Details

Provenance
Marlborough Gallery, New York, to 24 May 1978
Museum Purchase, 1978
Exhibition History
MARLBOROUGH GALLERY, New York. Masters of Modern Sculpture, 6 May-17 June 1978, no. 53, ill. p. 42 (as "The Large Hand").
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. Fernando Botero, 20 December 1979-10 February 1980, no. 20, ill. 63.
MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART, Long Beach, CA. "Smithsonian Affiliate Program," March 2001 - January 2011.
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Artist
Fernando Botero, Colombian, b. Medellín, 1932–2023
Date
(1976-1977)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Museum purchase, 1978
Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
34 1/2 x 22 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (87.6 x 56.5 x 46 cm)
Type
Sculpture
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