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Photo-Realist Snap-Shot

A work made of gelatin silver print, negative and text, from the portfolio "photographs from the school of the art institute of chicago" (1975).

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  • A work made of gelatin silver print, negative and text, from the portfolio "photographs from the school of the art institute of chicago" (1975).

Date:

April 1, 1975

Artist:

Alex Sweetman
American, born 1946

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Photography and Media

Artist

Alex Sweetman

Title

Photo-Realist Snap-Shot

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1975

Medium

Gelatin silver print, negative and text, from the portfolio "Photographs from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago" (1975)

Dimensions

Negative: 3.4 × 3.5 cm (1 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.); Negative envelope: 4.1 × 7.1 cm (1 5/8 × 2 13/16 in.); Image: 12 × 8 cm (4 3/4 × 3 3/16 in.); Mount: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago Students and Faculty

Reference Number

1975.633

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