Jonathan C. Torgovnik
Film Projection Operators at the Poonam Movie Theater

Film Projection Operators at the Poonam Movie Theater
Film Projection Operators at the Poonam Movie Theater
Film Projection Operators at the Poonam Movie Theater
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Film Projection Operators at the Poonam Movie Theater
  • from the series Bollywood - an Exploration of the Motion Picture Industry and Culture in India
Date1997
PlaceMadras, India
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 17 15/16 × 22 1/2 in. (45.6 × 57.2 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 24in. (50.8 × 61cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2002.353
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Johannesburg; given to MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso, lower center: "Film Projection operators at the "Poonam" theater Madras, India 1997"
Marked in ink on verso lower right: "Jonathan Torgovnik ©"

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