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[portrait of young boy with teddy bear]

Major collection: Holography
Named collection: Holography Collection
Object type: hologram
Maker: Nicholson, Ana Maria
Date made: 1987
Materials: reflection hologram; glass
Measurements: 12 1/2 in x 17 in x 1/4 in
Nomenclature: fine art
Classification: holograms

Greenish-gold portrait of a young male toddler from stomach up, wearing a caveman-type outfit over his chest, staring at viewer with wide eyes and open mouth, his left hand raised up in front of his face; he holds a teddy bear / stuffed animal and blanket in his left arm; part of the blanket appears to project out of the image plane; small chunk of glass from the bottom left corner of the front sheet of glass is missing; the image appears in the center of the glass, and is framed by a darker area of emulsion on the outside area of glass, though it does not affect the image quality; on 2 thick sheets of glass.


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MOH-1993.47.257