Photo of collection object The Small Hours, no. 2 of 9, from the series, What Is the Shape of This Problem? — Bourgeois, Louise. The Small Hours, no. 2 of 9, from the series, What Is the Shape of This Problem?, 1999. Letterpress, sheet (component A): 12 × 17" (30.5 × 43.2 cm); sheet (component B): 12 × 17" (30.5 × 43.2 cm). Gift of the artist, 135.2000.3a-b. (Photo: MoMA)

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The Small Hours, no. 2 of 9, from the series, What Is the Shape of This Problem?

1999

Louise Bourgeois

American, born France. 1911–2010

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Maker/Artist: Bourgeois, Louise
Classification: Print
Formatted Medium: Letterpress
Medium: letterpress
Dimensions: sheet (component A): 12 × 17" (30.5 × 43.2 cm); sheet (component B): 12 × 17" (30.5 × 43.2 cm)
Departments: Drawings & Prints
Accession Number: 135.2000.3a-b
Credit Line: Gift of the artist
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