Gay Block
“Me “in” Mother’s wedding dress Santa Fe New, Mexico

“Me “in” Mother’s wedding dress Santa Fe New, Mexico

© Gay Block

“Me “in” Mother’s wedding dress Santa Fe New, Mexico
“Me “in” Mother’s wedding dress Santa Fe New, Mexico
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • “Me “in” Mother’s wedding dress Santa Fe New, Mexico
  • Me not fitting into Mother's wedding dress, Santa Fe
  • from the series Bertha Alyce
Date1994, printed 2011
Place depictedSanta Fe, New Mexico, United States
MediumInkjet print
DimensionsImage: 28 1/8 × 20 1/2 in. (71.5 × 52.1 cm)
 Sheet: 30 1/4 × 24 in. (76.8 × 61 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.9
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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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