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© Katie Paterson

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History of Darkness (67,514,416 ly),

2012

Katie Paterson, born 1981, Glasgow, UK; active Berlin, Germany
2020-338

Information

Title
History of Darkness (67,514,416 ly)
Dates

2012

Maker
Katie Paterson
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
47.9 × 47.9 cm (18 7/8 × 18 7/8 in.) frame: 48.6 × 48.6 × 3.2 cm (19 1/8 × 19 1/8 × 1 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2020-338
Culture
Scottish
Type
gelatin silver prints, photographs, space photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
negative space, abstraction, stars

Artist, 2012; James Cohan Gallery, 2020

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