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Postmortem Portraits
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Department of Modern & Contemporary Art
Walter Alejos (Ayacucho and later Lima Peru 1976-2006) sold; to David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University (2006-2012) transferred; to the Harvard Art Museums 2012.
NOTE: Information about acquisition provided by Jose Falconi Curator for David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum Transfer from the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies Harvard University Estrellita Bograd Brodsky Fund for Latin American Art and Culture and Gustavo E. Brillembourg Memorial Fund
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