Kazuko Oshima
But where did the light go?

But where did the light go?
But where did the light go?
But where did the light go?
ArtistAmerican, born Japan, 1942–2007
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • But where did the light go?
DateDecember 3, 1974
PlaceEssonira, Morocco
MediumGelatin silver print with applied paint
DimensionsImage: 12 1/2 × 5 5/8 in. (31.8 × 14.2 cm)
Sheet: 15 5/8 × 11 7/16 in. (39.6 × 29.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Frank
Object number2002.3388
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRobert Frank, New York; given to MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "For Robert: Images Given to Robert Frank by Other Artists" at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, 5-17 to 8-10-03.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
In image lower left: "But where did the light go?"
In image lower right: "3 Dec 1974...(probably artist's initials "KO")"
In pencil verso lower center: "Essonira, Morocco, L'Hotel d'Isle Lobby - photo Cannon 35mm 1/2 frame / motor drive / painted photograph / 'But Where did the Light Go?' "
In pencil verso lower center: "KAZUKO OSHIMA © 1974 Paris

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