Untitled, from Oda a la Necrofilia (Ode to Necrophilia)

© Ana María Norah Horna y Fernández

Untitled, from Oda a la Necrofilia (Ode to Necrophilia)

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Untitled, from Oda a la Necrofilia (Ode to Necrophilia),

1962

Kati Horna, 1912–2000; born Budapest, Hungary; died Mexico City, Mexico; active Mexico City
2018-44
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Title
Untitled, from Oda a la Necrofilia (Ode to Necrophilia)
Dates

1962

Maker
Kati Horna
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
25.2 × 20.3 cm (9 15/16 × 8 in.) mat: 50.8 × 40.6 cm (20 × 16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2018-44
Place Made

North America, Mexico, Mexico City

Signatures
Signed in graphite, on verso lower left: Kati Horna
Inscription
In graphite on verso, upper right: 18165 [crossed out] |19105 In graphite on verso, center 12 [in circle]; 91 [in circle] In graphite on verso, upper left: [illegible]
Marks/Labels/Seals
Stamped in ink, on verso center: FOTO KATI HORNA
Culture
Hungarian, Mexican
Type
photographs, gelatin silver prints
Techniques
gelatin silver process
Subject
umbrellas, windows, masks (costume), beds (furniture), candles, figures (representations)

Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York, NY; purchased by Princeton University Art Museum, 2018.

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