Taryn Simon
Bruce's Backyard, New York

Bruce's Backyard, New York
Bruce's Backyard, New York
Bruce's Backyard, New York
ArtistAmerican, born 1975
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Bruce's Backyard, New York
Date2001
PlaceNew York, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 52 × 65 1/2 in. (132.1 × 166.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment Fund, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.3045
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.

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