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Spine of the Earth

uncropped recto of mount
Spine of the Earth
ArtistAmerican, born 1946
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Spine of the Earth
  • from the series El Mirage, Dry Lake, California
Date1980
PlaceCalifornia, United States
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsImage: 13x19
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Caroline Wiess Law Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2002.2974.4
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
Provenance[Manfred Heiting, Malibu, California]; purchased by MFAH, 2002.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
lower right corner below image in ink " Lita Albuquerque "
verso of mount a stamp " MacGalliard Colorprints,4129 Cahuenga Boulevard, North Hollywood Ca. 91602 "

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uncropped recto of mount
Lita Albuquerque
Spine of the Earth
1980
Chromogenic print
2002.2974.1
uncropped recto of mount
Lita Albuquerque
Spine of the Earth
1980
Chromogenic print
2002.2974.2
uncropped recto of mount
Lita Albuquerque
Spine of the Earth
1980
Chromogenic print
2002.2974.3
cropped recto of sheet
Lita Albuquerque
El Mirage, Dry Lake, California
1978
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