Carol Beckwith
Karo Courtship Dancer, Ethiopia

Karo Courtship Dancer, Ethiopia
ArtistAmerican, born 1945
ArtistAustralian, born 1947
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Karo Courtship Dancer, Ethiopia
Datec. 1999
PlaceEthiopia, Africa
MediumChromogenic print
Dimensionsimage: 29 7/8 × 20 1/8 in. (75.9 × 51.1 cm)
 sheet: 33 × 23 7/8 in. (83.8 × 60.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by James and Franci Neely Crane
Object number2000.67
Not on view

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Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black, verso, lower left: "Karo Courtship Dancer, / Ethiopia"
Signed in black, verso, lower left: "Angela Fisher / Carol Beckwith"

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