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Exhibit A: Oriental Rug Chewed (from the series Crime in the Home)
Exhibit A: Oriental Rug Chewed (from the series Crime in the Home)
Exhibit A: Oriental Rug Chewed (from the series Crime in the Home)

Exhibit A: Oriental Rug Chewed (from the series Crime in the Home)

Artist (American, born 1940)
Printer (American, born 1951)
Date1982
Mediumsilver-dye bleach print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 13 5/8 in. (22.9 × 34.6 cm)
Support: 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Betty Hahn, 2015
Object number2015.2.1
DescriptionDetail of oriental rug against light wood flooring, with fringe at left. Near center edge of rug is evidence of damage and below it is a rule and two white arrows pointing to the damaged area.
eMuseum Notes
Betty Hahn’s series “Crime in the Home” includes photographs of household objects destroyed by Trotsky, her Borzoi, when he was a puppy. Arranged in the style of crime scene photographs, the series even includes a “police sketch” of the suspect and one of the suspect’s paws with a ruler.
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