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Untitled (Nervous Breakdown Couch for Ruth)

A work made of gelatin silver print.
© 2018 The Jay DeFeo Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print.

Date:

1973

Artist:

Jay DeFeo
American, 1929–1989

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Jay DeFeo

Title

Untitled (Nervous Breakdown Couch for Ruth)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1973

Medium

Gelatin silver print

Dimensions

Image: 18.3 × 18.2 cm (7 1/4 × 7 3/16 in.); Paper, approx: 25.7 × 20.4 cm (10 1/8 × 8 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Comer Foundation Fund

Reference Number

2009.645

Copyright

© 2018 The Jay DeFeo Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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