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BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles

BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
ArtistAmerican, born England, 1964
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • BooBoo points a revolver to her head symbolizing her dedication to La Vida Loca-the crazy life, "Playboys" gang, Los Angeles
Date1996
PlaceLos Angeles, California, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 7/8 × 8 13/16 in. (14.9 × 22.4 cm)
 Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Clinton T. Willour
Object number2000.104
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance[Houston Center for Photography, Houston]; purchased by MFAH, 2000.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso, lower edge, in pencil: "Boo Boo points a revolver to his [sic] head symbolizing her dedication to / La Vida Loca - the crazy life. 'Playboys' gang, Los Angeles"
in pencil, verso, upper right: "Robert Yager"

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