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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2013.9.2
People
Coco Fusco, American (New York, NY born 1960)
Title
The Undiscovered Amerindians; How Can the Museum Justify Such Deception?
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
2012
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/343114

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Intaglio, engraving and drypoint etching on off-white wove paper
Technique
Etching, softground etching and drypoint
Dimensions
sheet: 46.5 x 53 cm (18 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.)
plate: 29 x 37.7 cm (11 7/16 x 14 13/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: l.r., in graphite: Coco Fusco 2012
  • inscription: "How Can the Museum Justify Such Deception?" asked the concerned curator. "Would we be the only people on the Mall to have ever indulged in subterfuge?" replied the Guatinaui male.

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Coco Fusco, created 2012, sold; [through Alexander Gray Associates, New York City]; to the Harvard Art Museums, 2013.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Edition
2/8

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© 2012 Coco Fusco
Accession Year
2013
Object Number
2013.9.2
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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