can ~ cut | paint ~ red ~ green ~ white | cord ~ red ~ silver | plastic ~ transparent | photograph
Dimensions:
H: 2 in, W: 9.5 in, D: 9 in
Credit line:
Gift of Khan Boon
Copyright status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Physical description:
One food can repurposed into an ornament. The can's base is intact and serves as a frame for a photograph. The rest of the can is cut into narrow strips and decorated, the tips are either curled or woven together. The photo in the center is of a man with the Golden Gate Bridge in the background. A red and silver cord frames the photo.
Concepts:
immigrant; man
Places:
Golden Gate Bridge
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