Joel Peter Witkin
Birth of Venus, N.Y.C

cropped recto of sheet
Birth of Venus, N.Y.C
cropped recto of sheet
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)
Credit LineThe Allan Chasanoff Photographic Collection
Object number91.1260
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceAllan Chasanoff, New York; given to MFAH, 1991.
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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