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I loved my grandmother's purse.
I loved my grandmother's purse.
I loved my grandmother's purse.

I loved my grandmother's purse.

Artist (American, born 1937)
Date1982
MediumChromogenic print, ink on paper
DimensionsImage: 3 × 4 1/2 in. (7.6 × 11.4 cm)
Support: 5 1/2 × 11 in. (14 × 27.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotograph
Credit LineGift of Lannan Foundation, 1999
Object number1999.14.15h
DescriptionFrom the portfolio "Personal Salvation: Enlightenment #5". Small paper envelope printed in block letters "CHANEL NO. 5" on the left, and a photo of a drawstring purse on the right, with text underneath "I loved my grandmother's purse."
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