Bacchanal

© Frederick and Frances Sommer Foundation

Bacchanal

Currently not on view

Bacchanal,

1989

Frederick Sommer, American, born Italy, 1905–1999
x1991-30

Information

Title
Bacchanal
Dates

1989

Maker
Frederick Sommer
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25.9 x 32.8 cm. (10 3/16 x 12 15/16 in.) mount: 42.6 x 50.8 cm (16 3/4 x 20 in.) mat: 45.1 x 54 cm (17 3/4 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
x1991-30
Inscription
Signed and dated in graphite on mount, verso center: Frederick Sommer 1989
Culture
American
Type
photographs, photomontages, gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs
Techniques
mounting, gelatin silver process
Subject
models (representations), scientific illustrations

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