New York, New York
1979, printed 2008
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
Alfred H. Moses and Fern M. Schad Fund and Gift of Funds from Renee Harbers Liddell
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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
2023.12.3
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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
Exhibition History
2025
The '70s Lens: Reimagining Documentary Photography: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, October 6, 2024–April 6, 2025
Inscriptions
on verso, center of print, by Muna Tseng in black ink: Muna Tseng / New York, New York 1979 / 5/9 Printed 2008; stamped in black ink: [in a circle] FROM THE ESTATE OF TSENG KWONG CHI; COPYRIGHT BY / MUNA TSENG DANCE PROJECTS