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Stacked Cow Skulls

A work made of oil on linen.

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  • A work made of oil on linen.

Date:

1982/83

Artist:

Sam Messer
American, born 1955

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Contemporary Art

Artist

Sam Messer

Title

Stacked Cow Skulls

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1982–1983

Medium

Oil on linen

Dimensions

116.8 × 88.9 cm (46 × 35 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Suzanne Elkins and James Rose

Reference Number

1984.1561

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