Amy Blakemore
Plaza, Lourdes, France

Plaza, Lourdes, France

© Amy Blakemore

Plaza, Lourdes, France
Plaza, Lourdes, France
ArtistAmerican, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Plaza, Lourdes, France
Date1992, printed 1993
Place depictedLourdes, France
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
DimensionsImage: 15 1/8 × 15 in. (38.4 × 38.1 cm)
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (45.4 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour in honor of Mark Petr
Object number93.272
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
DescriptionIn
1992, the Houston-based photographer Amy Blakemore received a grant to travel
to sacred pilgrimage sites throughout Europe. Blakemore’s Plaza, Lourdes,
France echoes the distance she perceived between herself, a nonreligious
person, and the devout pilgrims in search of miracles whom she encountered
throughout her journey.

ProvenanceThe artist; MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"40 Years of Discovery: Gifts of Clint Willour," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 9–October 14, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil, lower right corner below image: "Plaza 2/10 1992/93"
Signed in pencil, lower right corner below image: "Amy S. Blakemore"

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