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Public Opening of Holy Barbarians
George Herms,
Greet the Circus with a Smile
, 1961. Mannequin torso, wood, feathers, tar, cloth, paint, ink, torn and cut papers, photographs, newsprint, printed reproductions, metal, wire, plastic, glass, string, and mirror, 68 × 28 ½ × 20 in. (172.7 × 72.4 × 50.8 cm). The Menil Collection, Houston, Gift of Edwin Gregson. © George Herms. Photo: Paul Hester
Thursday, November 17, 2016
7–9 p.m.
Main Building
Exhibition Opening Event
Join us in celebrating the opening of
Holy Barbarians: Beat Culture on the West Coast.
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