Ellen Carey
Two Figures in the Spiral of Contradictions

ArtistAmerican, born 1952
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Two Figures in the Spiral of Contradictions
Date1980
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print with applied color
DimensionsImage: 19 1/2 × 15 3/8 in. (49.5 × 39 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
Frame (outer): 28 5/8 × 23 1/2 × 3/4 in. (72.7 × 59.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of an anonymous donor
Object number80.132
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceUnknown; given to MFAH, 1980.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited: "The New Photography," Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston, 17 Jan - 22 Feb 1981 (LN:81.12)

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