James Nachtwey
Mother and Child

Mother and Child

© James Nachtwey, courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Mother and Child
Mother and Child
ArtistAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mother and Child
Date2008
Place depictedCambodia
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 31 5/8 × 46 3/8 in. (80.3 × 117.8 cm)
 Sheet: 35 1/2 × 48 3/4 in. (90.2 × 123.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by PhotoWings, courtesy of Suzie Katz
Object number2012.451
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Fahey/Klein Gallery, Inc., Los Angeles]; purchased by MFAH, 2012.
Exhibition HistoryW. Eugene Smith & James Nachtwey, October 14, 2012-January 1, 2013
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
no other marks or inscriptions
Signed in black ink, lower left below image: James Naachtwey

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