Simon Norfolk
Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora

Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora
Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Nogales, Arizona/Nogales, Sonora
  • from the series The Arizona/Mexico border: Soy una raya en el mar
Date2006
Place depictedNogales, Mexico
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsSheet: 40 × 50 in. (101.6 × 127 cm)
 Frame: 41 × 51 × 2 in. (104.1 × 129.5 × 5.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Philip Greider
Object number2014.894
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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Philip Greider, Los Angeles, 2010; given to MFAH, 2014.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible marks or inscriptions
Stamp and signature on Authentification Certificate in Accession File: simon-norfolk / +44-020-7254-9620 (impressed) / Simon Norfolk (ink)
Printed label on verso: gallery luisotti / at Bergamot Station 25525 Michigan Ave number a2 Santa Monica, CA 90404 /// Simon Norfolk / Arizona/Sonora: Fantasma en la Ciudad, 2006 / from the series, Arizona/Mexico: Soy una / raya en el mar / Fuji Crystal archive print / 40 x 50 inches / Edition 6 of 10 / [NOR0091]

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