Patrick Nagatani
BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania

BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
ArtistAmerican, 1945–2017
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • BMW Roadster, Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
  • from the series Ryoichi Excavations
Date1987, printed 2001
PlaceTanzania
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (15.1 × 20 cm)
Sheet: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Ron Shaich
Object number2004.2178
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceRon Shaich, Scarsdale, New York; given to MFAH, 2004.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink lower left to right below the image: "BMW ROADSTER, OLDUVAI GORGE, TANZANIA 1987/2001 RA/..."
Marked in ink, recto lower center margin: "21/30"
Marked in ink, lower right below image: "PATRICK NAGATANI"

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