My Toes are in the China Sea

My Toes are in the China Sea
My Toes are in the China Sea
My Toes are in the China Sea
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • My Toes are in the China Sea
  • from 30 Founders Portfolio, Houston Center for Photography
Date1981
MediumVan dyke brown print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (8 × 19 cm)
Sheet: 6 × 10 7/8 in. (15.2 × 27.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Friends and Supporters of Houston Center for Photography
Object number2016.135.12
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; given to Houston Center for Photography, 2015; [Houston Center for Photography 2016 Print Auction, February 17, 2016, lot 30]; MFAH, 2016.
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