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''Quarantania I'' is an outdoor sculpture by
Louise Bourgeois Louise Joséphine Bourgeois (; 25 December 191131 May 2010) was a French-American artist. Although she is best known for her large-scale sculpture and installation art, Bourgeois was also a prolific painter and printmaker. She explored a varie ...
, installed at the
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's
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in the
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. The bronze sculpture was designed during 1947–1953/1981 and cast in 1984.


See also

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List of artworks by Louise Bourgeois This is a list of individual works of visual art (sculpture, drawings, and paintings) by Louise Bourgeois, sorted by year. Sculpture * ''Quarantania'' (1941). Seven wooden pine elements on a wooden base. 84 3/4 × 31 1/4 × 29 1/4 inches * ...
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List of public art in Houston Outdoor sculptures * '' African Elephant'' (1982) * Alexander Hodge Memorial * '' Atropos Key'' (1972), Miller Outdoor Theatre * Beer Can House * ''Broken Obelisk'', Rothko Chapel * '' Brownie'' (1905), Houston Zoo * '' Bygones'' (1976), Meni ...


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20th-century sculptures Bronze sculptures in Texas Lillie and Hugh Roy Cullen Sculpture Garden {{Texas-sculpture-stub