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Caterpillar Suit II
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Caterpillar Suit II

Date2008
Maker Walter Oltmann South African, born 1960
Object number2019.25.2
ProvenanceThe artist; [Goodman Gallery Café, Cape Town, South Africa]; purchased by Josef Vascovitz and Lisa Goodman, Seattle, Washington
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Quartet of Suits, Oct. 7, 2008 - Feb. 14, 2011. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, June 18 - Sept. 7, 2015 (Los Angeles, California, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Oct. 18, 2015 - Mar. 13, 2016; Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Museum, Apr. 29 - Sept. 18, 2016).Published ReferencesVargas, Cintia. “Interview with Walter Oltmann.” Apr. 17, 2014, https://www.cintiareyes.com/2014/04/17/interview-with-walter-oltman/.
Credit LineGift of Josef Vascovitz and Lisa Goodman in honor of Winnie Stratton
Dimensions35 13/16 x 35 1/16 x 16 15/16 in. (91 x 89 x 43 cm)
MediumAluminum and razor wire
ID image provided by the gallery, 05/14/2008
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