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Detail, Marie Watt, Companion Species (Speech Bubble), 2019, reclaimed wool blankets, embroidery floss, and thread, 136 5/8 in. × 198 1/2 in. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2019.30. Photography by Edward C. Robison III.

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