Will Michels
08.01.1996 — Study No. 5

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Artist Will Michels (American, born 1968)American, born 1968

CultureAmerican

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08.01.1996 — Study No. 5

Date1996, printed 1997

MediumGelatin silver print with bleaching, toning, and rosewood artist's frame

DimensionsImage: 6 15/16 × 6 15/16 in. (17.6 × 17.6 cm)
Frame: 16 1/4 × 16 1/4 × 2 1/8 in. (41.3 × 41.3 × 5.4 cm)

Credit LineGift of the artist in honor of the birth of his niece, Avery Joanna Michels

Object number2005.401

Not on view

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Department

Photography

Object Type

PHOTOGRAPHS

ProvenanceThe artist, Houston; given to MFAH, 2005.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Marked in pencil on verso mount:

Upper left: "JOSE ORTIZ - 08/01/1996 - STUDY No. 5 / HANDMADE ROSEWOOD FRAME / MADE & ASSEMBLED / IN 2000"

Upper right: "BLEACHED & TONED / GELATIN SILVER PHOTOGRAPH / 1996/1997"

Left center: "JOSE ORTIZ - THE FIRST NUDES / APRIL 06, 1997 / STUDY No. 13"

Lower edge: "THIS WAS MADE BY WILL / 2000"

Marked in pencil on verso mount, upper center: "W Michels"

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