Michael Peirce
To Be or Not To Be

To Be or Not To Be
To Be or Not To Be
To Be or Not To Be
ArtistAmerican, born 1930
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • To Be or Not To Be
Datec. 1990
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver prints
DimensionsOverall: 32 × 50 1/8 in. (81.3 × 127.3 cm)
 Frame: 37 5/8 × 55 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (95.6 × 141.3 × 9.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Manfred Heiting
Object number2007.482
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Black marker on verso backboard: "MICHAEL PEIRCE / "to be or not to be" / portrait of Louis Philipe / photo shoot about 1990 / [signature]"
Black marker on verso backboard, printed and in script: "MICHAEL PEIRCE", "Michael Peirce"

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