Charles A. Arnold, Jr.
Black Thing

Black Thing
Black Thing
Black Thing
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Black Thing
DateMarch 1982
MediumElectrostatic print
DimensionsImage: 11 × 8 5/16 in. (27.9 × 21.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Mount: 20 × 15 15/16 in. (50.8 × 40.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Carl Chiarenza in memory of Minor White
Object number2009.1178
Not on view

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceCarl Chiarenza, Rochester, New York; given to MFAH, 2009.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in white pencil (?) lower left in the image: "1/100 APRIL 1985"

Marked in pencil on mat/mount, lowerr right: "ORIGINAL HALOID ~ ELETROSTATIC IMAGE (signature)"

Marked in ink on verso mat, lower left: " 'BLACK THING' MARCH 1982 / 1/25 EKTAPRINT (ELECTROSTATIC) / CHARLES A. ARNOLD JR. / 541 MARQUART DRIVE, WEBSTER, N.Y. 14580 / PHONE 716 671 6404"
Signed in white pencil (?) lower right in the image: "CHARLES ARNOLD JR."
Signed in pencil on the mat/mount lower right: "C A ARNOLD JR"

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