Lou Stoumen
Eight Buddhas, Kamakura

Eight Buddhas, Kamakura
Eight Buddhas, Kamakura
Eight Buddhas, Kamakura
ArtistAmerican, 1917–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Eight Buddhas, Kamakura
Date1982
PlaceKamakura, Japan
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 7/8 × 11 7/8 in. (20 × 30.2 cm)
 Sheet: 10 7/8 × 13 3/4 in. (27.6 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Morrie Camhi
Object number94.209
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceMorrie Camhi, Petaluma, California; given to MFAH, 1994.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
bottom left below image in ink " Eight Buddhas, Kamakura "
bottom right below image in ink " Lou Stoumen 1982 "

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