Lt. Seth Dvorin

2014

Binh Danh

Associated Names
Binh Danh

Artist, American, born Vietnam, 1977

This is a photograph of a memorial in a graveyard. At the center of the image, there is a wooden star acting as a grave marker. Affixed to the star are two photographs, one near the top and another in the center. Below the upper photograph is a nameplate with an inscription. The background includes other grave markers and crosses within a cemetery setting. The image is in black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    daguerreotype

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Artist

  • Dimensions

    image: 29.3 × 24.4 cm (11 9/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
    plate: 30.3 × 25.3 cm (11 15/16 × 9 15/16 in.)
    framed: 42.7 × 36.9 × 1.2 cm (16 13/16 × 14 1/2 × 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.126.4

  • Series Title

    The Crosses of Lafayette

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Binh Danh, Tempe, AZ; gift to NGA, 2015.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

on frame verso, signed by artist, center on applied label in black ink: Binh Danh; printed on label in black ink: Lt Seth Dvorin / 2014 / Original "camera exposed" Daguerreotype / 12 x 10 inches / Cased in AR-glass, archival spacers, acrylic backing, sealed with J-Lar tape / 16 3/4 x 14 1/2 x 1/2 inches / Binh Danh © 2014

Wikidata ID

Q64145419

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