Gay Block
[Empty Plates by Flagpole]

[Empty Plates by Flagpole]

© Gay Block

[Empty Plates by Flagpole]
[Empty Plates by Flagpole]
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • [Empty Plates by Flagpole]
  • from the series Camp Girls
Date1981
Place depictedHarrison, Maine, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 15 × 18 7/8 in. (38.1 × 48 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.54
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico; given to MFAH, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso: [signed, dated and editioned 1/2]

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