Patrick Nagatani
Volkswagen 'Beetles', Xi'an, Necropolis of Mt. Li', Shanxi Province, China

Volkswagen 'Beetles', Xi'an, Necropolis of Mt. Li', Shanxi Province, China
Volkswagen 'Beetles', Xi'an, Necropolis of Mt. Li', Shanxi Province, China
Volkswagen 'Beetles', Xi'an, Necropolis of Mt. Li', Shanxi Province, China
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Volkswagen 'Beetles', Xi'an, Necropolis of Mt. Li', Shanxi Province, China
  • from the series Ryoichi Excavations
Date1988, printed 2001
PlaceShanxi province, China
MediumGelatin silver print with toning
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 number2004.2182
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: "VOLKSWAGEN 'BEETLES', XI'IAN, NECROPOLIS OF MT. LI, SHANXI PROVINCE, CHINA 1988/2001 R8/..."
Marked in ink, recto lower center margin: "21/30"
Marked in ink, lower right below image: "PATRICK NAGATANI"

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