Niagara Falls, New York
1984, printed 2022
Artist, American, born Hong Kong, 1950 - 1990
Tseng Kwong Chi
Attributed to
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
Gift of Funds from the Kend Family Fund and Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
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Dimensions
image: 91.44 × 91.44 cm (36 × 36 in.)
framed: 94.62 × 94.62 × 4.45 cm (37 1/4 × 37 1/4 × 1 3/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.12.2
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Copyright
© Muna Tseng Dance Projects Inc.. Courtesy Yancey Richardson, New York
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Yancey Richardson Gallery, New York); NGA purchase, 2023.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, center of print, by Muna Tseng in black ink: Muna Tseng / 5/9 / Silver gelatin / selenium toned 2022 / Niagara, New York, 1984; stamped in black ink: From the Estate of TSENG KWONG CHI © Muna Tseng Dance Projects, Inc.