Graceland, Tennessee
1979
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
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Dimensions
image: 37.8 × 38.2 cm (14 7/8 × 15 1/16 in.)
sheet: 50.5 × 40.6 cm (19 7/8 × 16 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.175.5
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Tseng Kwong Chi, New York; Dr. James Patterson, Memphis, TN; NGA purchase, 2024.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
on verso, by Muna Tseng, center in black ink: Muna Tseng / Graceland, Tennesee [sic] 1979 / vintage; center stamped in black ink: FROM THE ESTATE OF / TSENG KWONG CHI / COPYRIGHT BY / MUNA TSENG DANCE PROJECTS INC.