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The Sacrifice

Original Language TitleEl sacrificio, En el nombre del padre, La Mixteca, Mexico
Series TitleIn the Name of the Father
Artist Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, born 1942)
Date1992
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 17 15/16 × 12 inches (45.54 × 30.48 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 15/16 inches (50.37 × 40.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.97
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in black pen: "Graciela Iturbide"
Inscribednone
Markingsnone
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DescriptionCropped image of woman wearing skirt standing in shallow body of water holding a knife beside the head of sacrificial animal.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Graciela Iturbide
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