Cape Canaveral, Florida
1985, printed 1996
Artist, American, born Hong Kong, 1950 - 1990
Tseng Kwong Chi
Artwork overview
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Medium
gelatin silver print
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 90.17 × 90.17 cm (35 1/2 × 35 1/2 in.)
framed: 94.62 × 94.62 × 5.08 cm (37 1/4 × 37 1/4 × 2 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.12.4
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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 / Cape Canaveral, Florida 1985 / 5/9 Printed 1996; stamped in black ink: [in a circle] FROM THE ESTATE OF TSENG KWONG CHI; COPYRIGHT BY / MUNA TSENG DANCE PROJECTS INC.