Artist
Ben Tecumseh DeSoto(American, born 1958)American, born 1958
CultureAmerican
Titles
- New York
Date1987
PlaceNew York, New York, United States
MediumGelatin silver print with pasted text
DimensionsImage: 9 × 14 in. (22.9 × 35.6 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 20 in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 20 in. (40.3 × 50.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Clinton T. Willour in honor of Ann Silber
Object number2008.624
Not on view
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, right of image: "UP TO / HALF OF / THE / HOMELESS / HAVE / SOME / ADDICTION"
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower right of image: "New York '87"
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower right of image " CITY / SURVEY"
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower left of image: "ADDICTION IS A / LIFESTYLE - / THE PURSUIT OF OBLIVION"
There is a pasted text about Vincent Van Gogh, recto of sheet, to the left of the image.
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower right of image: "New York '87"
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower right of image " CITY / SURVEY"
Inscribed in black, recto of sheet, beneath lower left of image: "ADDICTION IS A / LIFESTYLE - / THE PURSUIT OF OBLIVION"
There is a pasted text about Vincent Van Gogh, recto of sheet, to the left of the image.
Signed in black ink, verso lower right: "Ben Tecumseh DeSoto"
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