Joel Meyerowitz
Compressed debris of the North Tower supporting the Tully Road

cropped recto of sheet

© Joel Meyerowitz

Compressed debris of the North Tower supporting the Tully Road
cropped recto of sheet
ArtistAmerican, born 1938
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Compressed debris of the North Tower supporting the Tully Road
Date2002, printed 2006
Place depictedNew York City, New York, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/16 × 9 1/2 in. (18.9 × 24.1 cm)
 Sheet: 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jeffrey Hugh Newman
Object number2012.543
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, New York; Bonnie and Simon Levin, Newark, New Jersey, 2009;Jeffrey Hugh Newman, West Orange, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on sheet verso in pen:
"Foundation of South Tower 2002"

Inscribed on sheet verso in pen:
"2006"

Inscribed on sheet verso in pencil:
"p229"

Inscribed on sheet verso in pencil:
"p229"

Inscribed in pencil on sheet verso:
"89"
Signed on sheet verso in pen: "Joel Meyerowitz"
Printed on sheet recto along bottom side of image:
"337.WTC 2002-02.15-08"

Printed on sheet verso:
"WWW.SNAPFISH.COM
9662 74 4-96617 RC 03/10/06 2541"

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