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Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)
Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)
Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall02_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall02_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12b_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12b_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12c_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12c_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12d_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12d_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12e_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12e_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12f_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12f_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12g_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12g_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12h_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12h_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12i_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12i_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12j_PS22.jpg)

Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12j_PS22.jpg)

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Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)

Julie Mehretu

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ARTIST Julie Mehretu, American, born Ethiopia, 1970
MEDIUM Etching, aquatint
DATES 2022
DIMENSIONS overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm) sheet (each): 46 3/4 × 34 5/8 in. (118.7 × 87.9 cm) frame (each): 47 1/2 × 35 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (120.7 × 89.5 × 4.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Contemporary Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 2024.12a-j
CREDIT LINE Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary
PROVENANCE 2022, acquired from the artist by Marian Goodman Gallery, New York, NY; May 30, 2024, purchased from Marian Goodman Gallery by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CAPTION Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy), 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)
IMAGE overall, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2024
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Julie Mehretu (American, born Ethiopia, 1970). <em>Treatise on the Executed (from Robin's Intimacy)</em>, 2022. Etching, aquatint, overall: 94 7/8 × 176 5/8 in. (241 × 448.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchase gift of Amanda and John Waldron, in honor of the Brooklyn Museum’s 200th Anniversary, 2024.12a-j. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2024.12a-j_overall01_PS22.jpg)

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