Patas Monkeys, Racine Zoo, Wisconsin

May 1987

Volker Seding

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Volker Seding

Artist, Canadian, 1943 - 2007

This is a photograph of an enclosure with several primates inside. The image shows a caged environment with constructed habitat, ropes for climbing, and concrete structures resembling natural terrain. The bars of the cage are visible in the foreground, separating the viewer from the animals. The setting appears to be a zoo or wildlife park, with the primates in different positions, like seated or climbing. The overall mood of the photograph is one of confinement, illustrating the separation between the animals and a natural setting.
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Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Simon Daro Dawidowicz, Miami Beach, FL; gift to the Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC (through Jon Oulman Gallery, Minneapolis, MN), 1988; acquired by NGA, 2015.

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Inscriptions

signed by artist on mount, lower right below image in graphite: Seding-87; lower left below image: 3/50; lower center below image: PATAS MONKEYS, RACINE ZOO, WISCONSIN; on verso of mount, lower center stamped in black ink: © VOLKER SEDING / TITLE / NEGATIVE / PRINTED / EDITION / PRINT No.; graphite annotations: PATAS MONKEYS, RACINE ZOO, WISCONSIN / MAY 1987 / MAY 1987 / 50 / 3; by Corcoran Gallery of Art, bottom right in graphite: 1988.5.19

Wikidata ID

Q64171514

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