Artist
Tamara Staples(American, born 1964)American, born 1964
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Lemon Blue Modern Game Bantam Pullet
- from the series Chickens Bred for Show
Date2008, printed 2012
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsAt opening: 18 1/2 × 18 1/2 in. (47 × 47 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 19 in. (48.3 × 48.3 cm)
Frame: 25 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (64.8 × 64.8 × 3.2 cm)
Sheet: 19 × 19 in. (48.3 × 48.3 cm)
Frame: 25 1/2 × 25 1/2 × 1 1/4 in. (64.8 × 64.8 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Joan Morgenstern in honor of Patsy Morgenstern Graham
Object number2014.736
Not on view
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
Exhibition History"2014 Print Auction Exhibition," Houston Center for Photography, 17 January–10 February, 2014, Lot 10.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil on verso lower edge: Lemon Blue Modern Game Bantam Pullet, 2008, 3/15 [signature]
Signed on verso in pencil: T Staples
Printed label on verso of frame: 10 Tamara Staples (Brooklyn, NY) / Lemon Blue Modern Game Bantam Pullet (2008, printed 2012) / From the series Chickens Bred for show / Inkjet print / Edition 3 of 15 / 19 x 19 inches / Accompanied by signed book The Magnificent Chicken [not received at MFA] / Courtesy of the artist / www.prettychicken.com / Signed on verso in pencil / Retail Value $1,500 - UNFRAMED Oct. 22, 2014
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