Washington, DC (E25v1.36)
1981
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
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund and Gift of Funds from Gregory and Aline Gooding
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Dimensions
image: 92.08 × 92.08 cm (36 1/4 × 36 1/4 in.)
framed: 96.52 × 96.52 × 4.45 cm (38 × 38 × 1 3/4 in.) -
Accession Number
2023.12.1
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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
Bibliography
2024
Greenough, Sarah. "Gifts and Acquisitions."Art for the Nation no. 68 (Spring 2024): 22, repro.
Inscriptions
signed by artist, lower right corner in black ink: Tseng Kwong Chi 1981