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Open wooden box with three panels of textured, layered wood held together by metal hinges. The …
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Open wooden box with three panels of textured, layered wood held together by metal hinges. The two side panels showcase pieces of a book with altered pages and distorted text, while the central piece holds the rest of the book covered in plexiglass, with an image of a figure in dramatic shadow on a dark platform obstructing the book behind it.

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Artist Hans-Peter Leicht (born 1953)
Dateca. 1990s
Mediumbook with wood, twine, Plexiglas, metal hinges, and wax-coated hair
ClassificationsMixed-media object
DimensionsObject Size HxWxD: 9 × 14 × 2 5/8 in.
Credit LineGift of Margareta Löhr in memory of her beloved son Helmut
Object number2012.1.52
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