White Man Contemplating Pyramids, from the series "Desert Cantos (The Prologue)" (c. 1989)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Richard Misrach

Title

White Man Contemplating Pyramids, from the series "Desert Cantos (The Prologue)" (c. 1989)

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

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Made 1989

Medium

Chromogenic print from a digital file, edtion 21/25

Inscriptions

Inscribed recto, lower left, below image, in black ink: 21/25 WHITE MAN CONTEMPLATING PYRAMIDS ; signed and inscribed recto, lower right, below image, in black ink: Richard Misrach 1989/2006 K. E. ; unmarked verso

Dimensions

Image: 46.3 × 59.1 cm (18 1/4 × 23 5/16 in.); 50.7 × 60.9 cm (20 × 24 in.); Paper: 50.8 × 61 cm (20 × 24 in.)

Credit Line

Purchased with funds provided by Robin and Sandy Stuart

Reference Number

2007.221

Copyright

© Richard Misrach

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