Gay Block
Mother

Mother

© Gay Block

Mother
Mother
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Mother
  • from the series Bertha Alyce
Date1973, printed c.1998
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsSheet (Each): 20 × 24 in. (50.8 × 61 cm)
Frame: 45 × 53 × 1 1/4 in. (114.3 × 134.6 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.2
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.

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