Mary Ellen Mark
Floating Guru, Ganges River, Benares, India

Floating Guru, Ganges River, Benares, India

© Mary Ellen Mark/The Mary Ellen Mark Foundation

Floating Guru, Ganges River, Benares, India
Floating Guru, Ganges River, Benares, India
ArtistAmerican, 1940–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Floating Guru, Ganges River, Benares, India
Date1989, printed later
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 7/8 × 14 13/16 in. (37.8 × 37.6 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 13/16 in. (50.5 × 40.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jordan and Devinah Finn
Object number2020.374
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJordan and Devinah Finn, Houston; given to MFAH, 2020.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped in black ink, verso, lower right: MARY ELLEN MARK // This is a lifetime print // printed from the original negative // under the supervision of Mary Ellen Mark. // [image of a dog with a bone] // © the Mary Ellen Mark Foundation // All Rights Reserved // ML [initialed in pencil]
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom center edge: 300M-122-013 V12
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom center edge: PF135101
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right: 9/75
Inscribed in pencil, verso, bottom right corner: 725

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