Artist
Irving Penn American, 1917–2009
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Wide Skull
Date1993
PlaceNew York City, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.6 × 50.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.6 × 50.2 cm)
Sheet: 16 × 19 3/4 in. (40.6 × 50.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2000.548
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Digital image of inscriptions on verso in computer and object file.
Inscribed in black, verso, in a square: "Wide skull / N.Y. 1993."
Inscribed in black, verso: "moving light / ¦unique¦ Test print"
Stamped in black, verso: "TEST"
Stamped in black, verso: "Photograph / by / IRVING PENN (C) / Not to be reproduced without / Written permission from / The photographer"
Inscribed in black, verso, in a square: "Wide skull / N.Y. 1993."
Inscribed in black, verso: "moving light / ¦unique¦ Test print"
Stamped in black, verso: "TEST"
Stamped in black, verso: "Photograph / by / IRVING PENN (C) / Not to be reproduced without / Written permission from / The photographer"
The photograph is unsigned.
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