Number 23 Basketball Player | |
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Artist | Niki de Saint Phalle |
Year | 1999 |
Type | fiberglass & mosaic |
Location | National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C., United States |
38°54′02″N77°01′42″W / 38.90065°N 77.028333°W | |
Owner | Niki Charitable Art Foundation |
Number 23 Basketball Player is a sculpture by Niki de Saint Phalle.
It is from the Black Heroes Series. It is part of the National Museum of Women in the Arts, New York Avenue Sculpture Project. [1]
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