The Book That Will Not Close, from the installation Epilogue: Alone with my Mother

© Helène Aylon

The Book That Will Not Close, from the installation Epilogue: Alone with my Mother

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The Book That Will Not Close, from the installation Epilogue: Alone with my Mother,

1999

Helène Aylon, 1931 - 2020; born, Brooklyn, NY; died, New York, NY
AB-2024-58

Information

Title
The Book That Will Not Close, from the installation Epilogue: Alone with my Mother
Dates

1999

Maker
Helène Aylon
Medium

Book of Moses with vellum pages interleaved and pink marker

Dimensions

25.4 × 35.6 × 20.3 cm (10 × 14 × 8 in.)

Credit Line

Collection of Helène Aylon Estate, Courtesy of Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects, New York

Object Number
AB-2024-58

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