Artist
Thomas F. Barrow (American, 1938–2024)American, 1938–2024
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Recursive Definition (variant)
Date1988–1995
MediumGelatin silver print, spray paint, and stapled internal dye diffusion transfer prints
DimensionsImage: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ron Shaich
Object number2004.2151
Non exposé
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso lower center: "RECURSIVE DEFINITION (VARIANT) 1988-95"
Marked in ink on verso lower right: "Thomas F. Barrow"
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