Michael Kenna
Pond of Human Ashes, Birkenau, Poland

Pond of Human Ashes, Birkenau, Poland

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Pond of Human Ashes, Birkenau, Poland
Pond of Human Ashes, Birkenau, Poland
ArtistBritish, born 1953
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Pond of Human Ashes, Birkenau, Poland
Date1998
PlacePoland
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/sheet: 14 3/4 × 14 11/16 in. (37.5 × 37.3 cm)
Mount: 20 × 16 in. (50.8 × 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2005.318
Not on view

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Department
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Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, Seattle; given to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in pencil on verso mat lower center: "POND OF HUMAN ASHES, BIRKENAU, POLAND. 1998 / © MICHAEL KENNA"
Signed in pencil on verso mat, lower center: "Michael Kenna."

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