David Walter McDermott
Frightened by Machinery but Devoted to Machines

ArtistAmerican, active since c. 1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Frightened by Machinery but Devoted to Machines
  • from the portfolio The Metallic Plate: The Art of Photography
Date1990s
MediumPhotogravure
DimensionsImage: 13 7/8 × 11 1/8 in. (35.3 × 28.2 cm)
Sheet: 25 × 20 1/16 in. (63.5 × 51 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1640.9
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left to right in pencil: Frightened by Machinery but devoted to Machines. No 22 of 30
verso bottom right in pencil: McDermott & McGough


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Sunflower
David Walter McDermott
1996
Photogravure
2002.1640.1
The Hat Ambrey
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.3
Lillies
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.2
Deprived of Head and Limb
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.7
The Bubble Blower
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.6
Worn About the Neck
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.5
Valpicon Bather
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.4
Experience of Equilibrium with Three Knives
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.10
A Means to Identify the Wearer
David Walter McDermott
1990s
Photogravure
2002.1640.8
Worn About the Wrist
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1989
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