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Home > Art > Wrapped Payphone

Wrapped Payphone

Artist

Christo

Date

1988

Medium

Wrapped NYC payphone

Object Type

Sculpture

Dimensions

H- 23 x W- 10 x D- 9 1/2 in. (58 x 25 x 24 cm)

Artist's Country of Birth

Bulgaria

Collecting Area

Art by Immigrant Artists

Credit Line

The Vilcek Foundation

Accession Number

VF2017.04.01

Copyright

© Estate of Christo

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