Simon Norfolk
The BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station at English Bay

The BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station at English Bay

© Simon Norfolk / Gallery Luisotti

The BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station at English Bay
The BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station at English Bay
ArtistBritish, born Nigeria, 1963
CultureBritish
Titles
  • The BBC World Service Atlantic Relay Station at English Bay
  • from the series Ascension Island: The Panopticon
Date2003
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 number2014.895
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist; [Gallery Luisotti, Santa Monica, California]; purchased by Philip Greider, Los Angeles, 2010; given to MFAH, 2014.
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Stamp and signature on Authentification Certificate in Accession File: simon-norfolk / 444-020-7254-9620 (impressed) / Simon Norfolk (ink)

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