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Packaged latex condoms of assorted colors organized in a grid within a clear plastic box divide…
Obscene Is ?
Packaged latex condoms of assorted colors organized in a grid within a clear plastic box divided by yellow foam. Printed text on the lid reads “INTIMACY & TRUTH” vertically down the center with “CHOICE” and “obscene is?” horizontally on either side, with that on the right printed upside-down.

Obscene Is ?

Artist Daniel Joseph Martinez (1957-)
Date1990
Mediumplastic, latex, foam
ClassificationsMixed-media object
DimensionsObject Size HxWxD: 8 3/8 × 7 × 3/4 in.
Credit LineGift of Lyndel King through the generosity of Peter and Eileen Norton
Object number1999.5.1
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