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Meret Oppehneim 
German-born (OCT 6, 1913) > moved to Switzerland - she was a sculptor, painter poet and appeared as a model for Man Ray.
Work = Surrealism
Death Basel Switzerland NOV 15, 1985



Meret Oppenheim


My Nursemaid, 1936

Jana Sterbak (b. 1955) Canadian artist best known for her conceptual sculptures that are made about and in relation to the body. 
Sisyphus Sport, 1997



Flesh Dress for an Albino Anorectic  (1987) 



Remote Control, 1989

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