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May Sun. <em>Lest We Forget (Food for Thought for a New Decade)</em>, 1990. Cotton, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2015.56.23a-d. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2015.56.23a-d_MaySun_photograph.jpg)
May Sun. Lest We Forget (Food for Thought for a New Decade), 1990. Cotton, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2015.56.23a-d. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2015.56.23a-d_MaySun_photograph.jpg)
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Lest We Forget (Food for Thought for a New Decade)

May Sun

Contemporary Art

PORTFOLIO/SERIES Peter Norton Family Christmas Project
ARTIST May Sun
MEDIUM Cotton
DATES 1990
DIMENSIONS 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2015.56.23a-d
CREDIT LINE Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION 4 cotton cocktail napkins printed with images of a) Martin Luther King, b) Gandhi, c) Mother Theresa and d) Quan Yin (Goddess of Compassion)
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION May Sun. Lest We Forget (Food for Thought for a New Decade), 1990. Cotton, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2015.56.23a-d. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2015.56.23a-d_MaySun_photograph.jpg)
IMAGE overall, CUR.2015.56.23a-d_MaySun_photograph.jpg. Image courtesy of the artist, 2015
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RIGHTS STATEMENT © May Sun
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May Sun. <em>Lest We Forget (Food for Thought for a New Decade)</em>, 1990. Cotton, 13 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (34.3 x 34.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Arnold and Pamela Lehman, 2015.56.23a-d. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Image courtesy of the artist, CUR.2015.56.23a-d_MaySun_photograph.jpg)

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