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My first Photograph, Accra, Ghana

My first Photograph, Accra, Ghana
My first Photograph, Accra, Ghana
My first Photograph, Accra, Ghana
CultureGhanaian
Titles
  • My first Photograph, Accra, Ghana
Date2024
Place depictedAccra, Ghana
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage (at open): 15 9/16 × 19 5/8 in. (39.5 × 49.8 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Frame: 17 1/16 × 21 3/16 × 1 9/16 in. (43.4 × 53.8 × 3.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Beth and Michael Schneider in honor of their sons, Nicholas and Zachary Schneider; Franci Neely; and the Anne Levy Charitable Trust
Object number2026.83
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Galeria Alta, Anyós, Andorra]; purchased by MFAH, 2026.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed on applied label, frame verso, left: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY // CARLOS IDUN-TAWIAH // THIS CERTIFICATE GUARANTEES THAT THE FOLLOWING ARTWORK IS // AN ORIGINAL, AUTHENTICATED, AND SIGNED WORK BY THE ARTIST. // [thumbnail photo] // MY FIRST PHOTOGRAPH, 2024 // ARCHIVAL PIGMENT PRINT, MOUNTED // HAHNEMÜHLE FINEART BARYTA // 16 X 20 IN | 40.6 x 50.8 CM // EDITION OF 3 + 2 ARTIST’S PROOFS // SIGNATURE OF THE ARTIST // [signed in black ink] // DATE // 26/11/2025 // ALL COPYRIGHT AND REPRODUCTION RIGHTS REMAIN WITH THE ARTIST.

Printed in black on applied label, frame verso, upper right center: ALTA // Carlos Idun-Tawiah // My First Photograph, Accra, Ghana, // 2024. // One Size Only: // 16 x 20 in. // Archival Pigment Print. // AP ½ from an edition of 3. // CIT-2024-026-AP 1/2 // www.galeriaalta.com

Applied label, frame verso, upper right: [glazing information]

Printed in black with blue ink inscriptions on applied label, frame verso, lower center: CARLOS IDUN-TAWIAH // Blessings! // // [signed] // MY FIRST PHOTOGRAPH // 2024 // ARTIST’S PROOF 1 OF 2
Signed on applied label, frame verso, left: Carlos Idun-Tawiah
Signed on applied label, frame verso, center: Carlos Idun-Tawiah

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