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The Sleepers
assembled overall
assembled overall

The Sleepers

Original Language TitleLes Dormeurs
Artist Sophie Calle (French, born 1953)
Date1979
MediumGelatin silver prints with ink on paper
DimensionsOverall (assembled): 62 × 165 inches (157.48 × 419.1 cm)
Image (each photograph): 4 7/8 × 7 5/16 inches (12.38 × 18.57 cm)
Sheet (each photograph): 6 × 7 15/16 inches (15.24 × 20.16 cm)
Framed (each photograph): 6 3/16 × 8 3/16 × 1 inches (15.72 × 20.8 × 2.54 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: acquired through the generosity of the William T. Kemper Foundation–Commerce Bank, Trustee
Object number2011.54.1-201
InscribedNumbered on sheet verso, lower right, in black pen.
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DescriptionInstallation of 200 individually framed pieces arranged in chronological order in a grid pattern (20 rows). Composed of 176 images of people sleeping with hand written notations below and 24 text descriptions interspersed.
Copyright© Sophie Calle
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