Artist
Kenneth Josephson (American, born 1932)American, born 1932
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Western U.S.
Date1985, printed 2012
Place depictedUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (25.2 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by S. I. Morris Photography Endowment
Object number2016.33
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
events, Ken Josephson photographed these swirls of “rubber on the road.” An
exuberant motorcyclist has marked their territory, just as someone might spray
paint a graffiti tag to declare “I was here!”
ProvenanceThe artist; [Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left: 3/25 85-2-1-5 / Western US, 1985/2012 / Kenneth Johnson [signed]
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right: 046. A1605.3.13
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right corner: KJ01417
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right: 046. A1605.3.13
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right corner: KJ01417
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