Sarah Wilson
James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite

James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite

© Sarah Wilson

James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite
James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite
ArtistAmerican, born 1977
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite
  • from the series Jasper, Texas: The Road to Redemption
Date2001, printed 2007
PlaceJasper, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 1/8 × 11 5/16 in. (35.9 × 28.7 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour
Object number2008.390
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Austin; purchased by MFAH, 2008.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso lower right: " 'James Byrd, Jr.'s Gravesite' / Jasper, Texas / (signature) ... "
Signed in pencil on verso lower right: "Sarah Wilson © 2001"

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