Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra)
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Title
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Africa Restored (Cheryl as Cleopatra)
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Rights
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Art Institute of Chicago. Educational Fair Use.
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Creator
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Marshall, Kerry James (1955 -)
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Date
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2000 C.E.
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Description
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This is a sculpture in the shape of Africa colored black with many plates of portraits covering it. Some of the plates are attached together with gold chains and there is a set of four plates draping off the sculpture with the last plate touching the ground.
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Format
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Polystyrene and latex on plywood, with ink-jet prints mounted in laminated acrylic. 203.3 × 144.8 × 88.9 cm (80 × 57 × 35 in.).
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Publisher
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The Art Institute of Chicago.
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Contributor
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Dylan Harris
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Identifier
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The Art Institute of Chicago. 2008.87.
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Subject
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Africa; Black; sculptor; gold; contemporary art; portraits.
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Source
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Png file. The Art Institute of Chicago. 10/27/2021. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/193320/africa-restored-cheryl-as-cleopatra
