Act II: The Voyage: To explore a City buried in the sand
1980, printed 1981
Artist, American, born 1940
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver dye bleach print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 26 × 26 cm (10 1/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.) -
Accession
2015.19.4700
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
John V. and Laura M. Knaus, Northfield, IL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 2001; acquired by NGA, 2015.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1994
Fantastic Voyage: The Photographs of Arthur Tress, United States Information Agency, Washington, DC, traveling exhibition developed and funded by the Arts America Program, 1994-1997. Venues in India, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Mongolia, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada.
2001
Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage, 1956–2000, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, July 7–September 23, 2001
Bibliography
1994
Fantastic Voyage: The Photographs of Arthur Tress. Exh. cat. United States Information Agency, Washington, DC, 1994: 53, 75, pl. 34, no. 57.
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Arthur Tress; lower left center: To explore a City / buried in the Sand; lower right center: 10/50 / 1981
Wikidata ID
Q64145007