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Mary BorgmanPortrait of Justin Shanitkvich2017
2017
About the Item
- Creator:Mary Borgman (1959, American)
- Creation Year:2017
- Dimensions:Height: 67 in (170.18 cm)Width: 42 in (106.68 cm)
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- Condition:Artwork is framed, museum glass.
- Gallery Location:Chicago, IL
- Reference Number:Seller: MBG1stDibs: LU55431623663
Mary Borgman
Mary Borgman was born in 1959 in St. Louis. She earned a BFA in graphic communications from Washington University in St. Louis in the year 1982, and an AA in deaf communications from the St. Louis Community College, St. Louis in 1986. Then in 2001, she went on to earn her MA and MFA from Fontbonne University in St. Louis.
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