Act II: The Voyage: Of the achievements of great Civilizations
1980
Artist, American, born 1940
Arthur Tress
Artwork overview
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Medium
silver dye bleach print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 26.5 × 26.5 cm (10 7/16 × 10 7/16 in.)
sheet: 27.94 × 35.56 cm (11 × 14 in.) -
Accession Number
2015.19.4701
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: 75, no. 58.
2001
Lorenz, Richard. Arthur Tress: Fantastic Voyage: Photographs 1956–2000. Boston, 2001: 159, no. 98.
Inscriptions
on verso, signed by artist, lower right in black ink: Arthur Tress; lower left: of the achievements of / great civilizations; lower center: 4/50 / 1980
Wikidata ID
Q64145008