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    Barry Cleavin

    Aotearoa New Zealand, b.1939

    Absolution

    • 1974
    • Etching
    • William A Sutton bequest, 2000
    • 322 x 245mm
    • 2000/164

    Tags: bishops (prelates), brassieres, cloaks, crosiers (episcopal), eroticism, hats, monochrome, people (agents), spirals (geometric figures), stripes, underwear, women (female humans)

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