Accession Number2016/2.164
TitleBoy in Suitcase and Fetus
Artist(s)Joanne LeonardObject Creation Date2015Medium & Supportinkjet print on paperDimensions 24 in x 36 in (60.96 cm x 91.44 cm);21 in x 31 in (53.34 cm x 78.74 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artistSubject matterThe text accompanying the image reads: May 20, 2015, news photo: Spanish Ministry via Associated Press, New York Times An 8 year old African boy was discovered in a suitcase on May 7 at border checkpoint in Cueta, a Spanish enclave in North Africa. His father had paid intermediaries who he thought would arrange legal entry for the boy, the father’s lawyer said Tuesday. Book Reproduction: A Child Is Born: The Drama of Life before Birth, text by C.Wirsèn, photography by Lennart Nilsson, (fetus) “over 4 months, 8 inches”, p. 117, Dell Publishing Co., New York, 1975, fourth printing.
Physical DescriptionImage of a book lying open to a page featuring an image of a fetus. A newsclipping featuring an x-ray image of a suitcase containing the body of a child lies on the book across the open page.
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