Joel Peter Witkin
Portrait of Nan, N.M.

cropped recto of sheet
Portrait of Nan, N.M.
cropped recto of sheet
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Portrait of Nan, N.M.
Date1984
Place depictedNew Mexico, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 5/8 × 14 3/4 in. (37.1 × 37.5 cm)
Sheet: 19 3/4 × 15 7/8 in. (50.2 × 40.4 cm)
Mount: 24 × 20 in. (61 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mike and Mickey Marvins
Object number2012.630
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceAuction, around 1980–1985; purchased by Michael Marvins and Michele Marvins, Houston, around 1980–1985; given to MFAH, 2012.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on verso sheet: [signature] / © Portrait / of Nan / N.M. 1984 / AP/?
verso in pencil: Joel Peter Witkin
verso of mount top stamped left to right: #987 361008 CRESCENT

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