Allan Sekula
(1951–2013)

Allan Sekula, School Is a Factory, 1978–80, collection Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, installation view, School of Fine Arts (ASFA)—Pireos Street (“Nikos Kessanlis” Exhibition Hall), Athens, documenta 14, photo: Angelos Giotopoulos

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Allan Sekula
(b. 1951, Erie, Pennsylvania; d. 2013)

School Is a Factory (1978–80)
Gelatin silver prints in ten frames and four graphic panels mounted on aluminum
Prints: 16 × 24 cm and 55.9 × 72.4 cm (framed); graphic panels: 101.6 × 71.1 cm
Edition 2 of 2
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid
Athens School of Fine Arts (ASFA)—Pireos Street (“Nikos Kessanlis” Exhibition Hall), Athens

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