Painted backdrops for use in the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, Paris 1990"

© Joel-Peter Witkin

Painted backdrops for use in the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, Paris 1990"

Currently not on view

Painted backdrops for use in the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, Paris 1990",

ca. 1990

Joel-Peter Witkin, American, born 1939
2004-87.6

Information

Title
Painted backdrops for use in the photograph "Studio of the Painter: Courbet, Paris 1990"
Dates

ca. 1990

Maker
Joel-Peter Witkin
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
image: 31.1 x 39.3 cm (12 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.) sheet: 39.9 x 47.7 cm (15 11/16 x 18 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the artist
Object Number
2004-87.6
Place Made

North America, United States

Inscription
Inscribed in graphite, below image: The backdrops ready to ship to Paris. After the shot the / students of the Beaux Arts used the fabric for their paintings. / III J [monogram, J reversed]
Culture
American
Type
gelatin silver prints, black-and-white photographs, photographs
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
painting (visual work), figures (representations), artists, studio (work space), stages, helmets

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