Mercury of Magnolia
Artist
James Kanan(American, born 1957)American, born 1957
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Mercury of Magnolia
Date2006
MediumDaguerreotype
DimensionsPlate: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
Frame: 19 × 16 × 7/8 in. (48.3 × 40.6 × 2.2 cm)
Frame: 19 × 16 × 7/8 in. (48.3 × 40.6 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Anne Wilkes Tucker and Clinton T. Willour in honor of Marian Luntz
Object number2007.222
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink on verso backboard: " 'MERCURY OF MAGNOLIA' / © 2006"
Marked in ink on verso backboard, upper center, printed and in script: " JAMES KANAN / J. Kanan"
Stamped on the mat above the image in white ink and circled separately: "1" "0"
Stamped on the mat lower left below the image in white ink and circled separately: "J" "K" "A" "N" "A" "N"
Stamped on the mat, lower right below the image in white ink: "JUN 10 2006"
Stamped on the mat lower left below the image in white ink and circled separately: "J" "K" "A" "N" "A" "N"
Stamped on the mat, lower right below the image in white ink: "JUN 10 2006"
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