Politics of Bacteria, 1995, printed 2014

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series Title

Sites of Technology, The Trilogy

Medium

12 silver dye bleach prints

Dimensions

overall (installed): 219.46 × 931.55 cm (86 3/8 × 366 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of David Knaus

Accession Number

2019.42.1.a-l

Artists / Makers

Lewis Baltz (artist) American, 1945 - 2014

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Copyright

Inscription

on first panel: on verso, signed by artist, lower center in black ink on applied label: L.B; lower center printed in black ink on applied label: LEWIS BALTZ / POLITICS OF BACTERIA, 1995 / 41 X 8-FOOT INSTALLATION / EDITION #2 OF 3; bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: galleryluisotti / at Bergamot Station 2525 Michigan Avenue number a2 Santa Monica, California 90404 / Lewis Baltz / Politics of Bacteria [italicized], 1995 / From Sites of Technology, The Trilogy [italicized], 1989-95 / Installation of 12 Cibachrome prints, / each mounted to Dibond / Edition # 2 of 3 / Panel 1 of 12 / 72 x 39 15/16 inches;

on second panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 2 of 12 / 72 x 47 1/2 inches;

on third panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 3 of 12 / 36 x 44 5/16 inches;

on fourth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 4 of 12 / 36 x 44 5/16 inches;

on fifth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 5 of 12 / 72 x 18 3/8 inches;

on sixth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 6 of 12 / 86 3/8 x 14 3/4 inches;

on seventh panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 7 of 12 / 43 3/16 x 65 1/4 inches;

on eighth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 8 of 12 / 43 3/16 x 65 1/4 inches;

on ninth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 9 of 12 / 72 x 38 5/16 inches;

on tenth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Edition # 2 of 3 / Panel 10 of 12 / 72 x 25 inches;

on eleventh panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 11 of 12 / 72 x 28 3/16 inches;

on twelfth panel: on verso, bottom right Gallery Luisotti label printed in black ink: Panel 12 of 12 / 72 x 45 1/8 inches

Provenance

Lewis Baltz, Sausalito, CA; David Knaus, Palm Springs, CA, 2014; gift to NGA (through Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, CA), 2019.

Associated Names

Knaus, David