Artist
Joel Peter Witkin (American, born 1939)American, born 1939
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Birth of Venus, N.Y.C
- Birth of Venus, N.Y.C.
Date1982
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 9/16 × 14 11/16 in. (37 × 37.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm)
Sheet: 19 13/16 × 15 7/8 in. (50.3 × 40.3 cm)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.1260
Not on view
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PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso in pencil below signature " ' Birth of Venus ' N.Y.C. 1982 1/15 "
verso in pencil " Joel Peter Witkin "
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Joel Peter Witkin
1982
Gelatin silver print with toning
85.296
