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Tony Berlant<\/a>\u2019s note on Edward Kienholz<\/a>\u2019s The<\/em>\u00a0Little Black Heart<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Edward Kienholz \/ The Little Black Heart, 1963 \/ mixed media assemblage \/ 59 x 9 x 9 in (149.9 x 22.9 x 22.9 cm) \/ From the private collection of Tony & Helen Berlant, Santa Monica, CA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,1640,603],"class_list":["post-2734","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-kienholz","tag-kienholz-before-lacma","tag-tony-berlant","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"yoast_head":"\r\nTony Berlant\u2019s note on Edward Kienholz\u2019s The\u00a0Little Black Heart - L.A. 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