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Spider

Louise Bourgeois

A bronze spider tall enough to stand under. Bourgeois called the spider her mother: useful, protective, and feared.

Artist
Louise Bourgeois
Date
1996–1997
Medium
Bronze and steel
Movement
Contemporary
Origin
France
Where it is
Editioned sculpture; some examples in museums

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