Afghans
Michel Nedjar, Untitled , Acrylic, oil pastel, and wax on brown paper bag, 12 x 8 inches, 1988, American Folk Art Museum , New York
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Lee Bontecou, Untitled , Welded steel, canvas, fabric, rawhide, copper wire, and soot, 203.6 x 226 x 88 centimeters, 1961, Museum of Modern Art , New York
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