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Tokyo

1974

Bill Dane

Associated Names

Bill Dane

Artist, American, born 1938

This is a photograph showing a couple walking beneath a large traditional rope decoration. The image displays a vertically hanging rope structure with plaques featuring Japanese characters. The rope has a mesh around its lower end containing small pieces of paper or light debris. In the background, there is a textured wooden or stone columned structure. The ground is bare, highlighting the emphasis on the rope and its traditional context.

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Artwork overview

Medium

gelatin silver print
Credit Line

Gift of Sandra S. Phillips
Dimensions

image: 17.1 × 11.4 cm (6 3/4 × 4 1/2 in.)
sheet: 17.8 × 12.7 cm (7 × 5 in.)
Accession Number

2022.140.18

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bill Dane, CA; Sandra Phillips, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2022.

Associated Names

Phillips, Sandra

Inscriptions

on verso, signed by artist, vertical along upper right edge: Tokyo 1974 Bill Dane 1/1

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