Karen Hanmer

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Title: They All Laughed

They All Laughed

They All Laughed | 2002 | $400

Pigment inkjet prints

7 x 5 x 26" | 7 x 5 x .75" closed

Edition of 20
Photographs and archival documents pertaining to the Wright Brothers’ first manned, powered flight, contrasted with the Gershwin song, They All Laughed, that lists a number of screwball ideas for inventions that became the foundation of modern society.