Artist
Carlos Somonte (Mexican, born 1956)Mexican, born 1956
CultureMexican
Titles
- Rinocerontes
- Rhinoceroses
Date1983
PlaceMadrid, Spain
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (19.4 × 29 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Houston Hispanic community and the Wortham Foundation, The Brown Foundation, Inc., the Frees Foundation, and the Comite Patriotico Mexicano
Object number91.206
Not on view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso sheet, upper left: "101". Also inscribed on verso sheet, lower right, in blue pencil: "Seleccion".
Signed and inscribed in pencil on verso sheet, lower right: "Rinocerontes, 1981/ Carlos Somonte/ C Somonte".
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