James Nachtwey
Guatemala

Guatemala

© James Nachtwey, courtesy Fahey/Klein Gallery, Los Angeles

Guatemala
Guatemala
ArtistAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Guatemala
  • Clergy traveled in military helicopters to the mass of Pope John Paul II in the war zone
Date1983
PlaceGuatemala
MediumSilver dye bleach print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/8 × 18 7/8 in. (32 × 48 cm)
 Sheet: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Bob and Lillian Warren, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.1702
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Exhibition HistoryExhibited in, "Photoforum 2003", at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, September 15 - December 1, 2003.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
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Signed in black, verso of sheet, center: "James Nachtwey"

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