Kenneth Josephson
Western U.S.

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Artist Kenneth Josephson (American, born 1932)American, born 1932

CultureAmerican

Titles

Western U.S.

Date1985, printed 2012

Place depictedUnited States

MediumGelatin silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 15/16 × 9 15/16 in. (25.2 × 25.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in. (35.4 × 27.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by S. I. Morris Photography Endowment

Object number2016.33

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

DescriptionLike a forensic photographer recording the physical evidence of past
events, Ken Josephson photographed these swirls of “rubber on the road.” An
exuberant motorcyclist has marked their territory, just as someone might spray
paint a graffiti tag to declare “I was here!”
ProvenanceThe artist; [Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco]; purchased by MFAH, 2016.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom left: 3/25 85-2-1-5 / Western US, 1985/2012 / Kenneth Johnson [signed]
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right: 046. A1605.3.13
Inscribed in pencil, verso bottom right corner: KJ01417

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