Vito Acconci
Estimations

Estimations

© Vito Acconci / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

Estimations
Estimations
ArtistAmerican, born 1940
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Estimations
Date1970
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints with written text
DimensionsOverall: 20 × 30 in. (50.8 × 76.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Nina and Michael Zilkha and partial gift of Ota Fine Arts
Object number98.463
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo]; purchased by MFAH, 1998.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "Contemporary Art and Photography: Spotlight on the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Upper Brown Pavilion, September 30, 2001 - February 3, 2002.

"Ruptures and Continuities: Photography Made after 1960 from the MFAH Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Brown Foundation Galleries, February 21 - May 9, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: There is a great deal of text that is part of the piece. It is inscribed in black ink, recto, lower right: "Estimations (Stockbridge, Massachussetts (sic): February 23, 1970)" There are two gallery labels on the backboard: 1. Barbara Gladstone Gallery, 515 W.24th St., NY, NY, 10011. 2. OTA Fine Arts, 2-8-11, Ebisunishi, Shibuyaku, Tokyo 1500021, Japan.
The photo-collage is signed in black ink, recto, lower right

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