Shield 1

Hayv Kahraman

2016

  • Titles Shield 1 (Proper)
  • Artist Hayv Kahraman, Iraqi, born 1981
  • Medium oil on linen and acoustic foam
  • Dimensions 35 1/8 × 35 1/8 × 3 1/2 in. (89.2 × 89.2 × 8.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Purchase with funds provided by the Collectors Circle for Contemporary Art, AFI.153.2016, image © Hayv Kahraman. Courtesy of the artist and Jack Shainman Gallery, New York.
  • Work Type painting
  • Classification Paintings

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