Gay Block
Gus (Block in his office)

Gus (Block in his office)

© Gay Block

Gus (Block in his office)
Gus (Block in his office)
ArtistAmerican, born 1942
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Gus (Block in his office)
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/4 × 17 1/8 in. (34.9 × 43.5 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2022.36.79
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 ink, recto: [signed, titled and dated]

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