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accession number:	2019.19.1.a
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Laments: Death came and he looked like... (Sarcophagus coffin), 1987. Jenny Holzer (American, b.1950). Marble; 45.7 x 61 x 137.2 cm (18 x 24 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller, 2019.19.1.a. © Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Laments: Death came and he looked like... (Sarcophagus coffin)
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creation date:			1987
creation date earliest:		1987
creation date latest:		1987
current location:		229A Contemporary
creditline:			Purchased with funds donated by Scott Mueller
copyright:			© Jenny Holzer, member Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America
technique:	marble
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Sculpture
type:		Mixed Media
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CREATORS

* Jenny Holzer (American, b.1950)  - artist

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measurements: 45.7 x 61 x 137.2 cm (18 x 24 x 54 in.)
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PROVENANCE

	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2019-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Auping, Michael, <em>ed. Jenny Holzer (Universe Women Artists)</em>. New York: Universe, 1992.
	page number: 	40-43, 52, 56, 64, 82, 93, 96, 103-104 and 106.
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	Auping, Michael. <em>Jenny Holzer: The Venice Installation</em>. Exh. Cat. Buffalo, NY: Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1991.
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	Breslin, David, ed. <em>Jenny Holzer</em>. Exh. Cat. Ostfildern, Germany: Hatje Cantz, 2008.
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	Ferguson, Bruce. “Wordsmith: an interview with Jenny Holzer.” Art in America 74, no. 12 (December 1986).
	page number: 	108
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	Hughes, Gordon. “Power’s Script: Or, Jenny Holzer’s Art after ‘Art after Philosophy,’” Oxford Art Journal 29, no. 3 (2006).
	page number: 	419-440
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	Joselit, David, et al. <em>Jenny Holzer</em>. London: Phaidon, 2003.
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	<em>After the Revolution: Women Who Transformed Contemporary Art.</em> Munich, London, and New York: Prestel Verlag, 2007.
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	Siegel, Jeanne “Jenny Holzer’s Language Games.” Arts Magazine 60, no. 4 (December 1985).
	page number: 	64-68
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	Taylor, Paul. “Jenny Holzer: I wanted to do a portrait of society.” Flash Art International 151 (March/April 1990).
	page number: 	116-119
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	Waldman, Diane, ed. <em>Jenny Holzer</em>. Exh. Cat. Guggenheim Museum Publications: New York, 1989.
	page number: 	92-97
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	Holzer, Jenny. <em>Jenny Holzer: Laments.</em> Exh. Cat. New York: Dia Art Foundation, 1989.
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