Oviri
Artist
Duane Michals (American, 1932–2026)American, 1932–2026
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Oviri
Date1991
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage (at open): 19 3/16 × 14 15/16 in. (48.7 × 37.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Renée and Stanford Wallace
Object number2021.715
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed, top center, above image: OVIRI
Inscribed, bottom center, below image: THE MIST REVEALED OVIRI’S FACE, AND SHE SAID HIS NAME. // A WHIFF OF SCENT DESCENDS AND FADES, // WITH THE ECHO OF HER VOICE. // THE MOON STAINED HIS HEART. // HE FELL FROM HAPPINESS. // Duane Michals 3/25 [?]
Inscribed, bottom center, below image: THE MIST REVEALED OVIRI’S FACE, AND SHE SAID HIS NAME. // A WHIFF OF SCENT DESCENDS AND FADES, // WITH THE ECHO OF HER VOICE. // THE MOON STAINED HIS HEART. // HE FELL FROM HAPPINESS. // Duane Michals 3/25 [?]
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Duane Michals
1992, printed 1994
Gelatin silver print with handwritten text
94.192
