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Chicago Head

Series TitleViews from the Shoreline Series
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1986
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (12.07 x 9.53 cm)
Sheet: 8 7/16 x 7 1/4 inches (21.43 x 18.42 cm)
Mat: 13 15/16 x 11 inches (35.4 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.11
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right bottom, in pencil: "Ruth Thorne-Thomsen"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "CHICAGO HEAD" VIEWS FROM THE SHORELINE-CO. 1986 19/25"; On mat recto, bottom edge, in pencil: "CHICAGO HEAD" views from the shoreline, CO. 1986 19/25".
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 19/25
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionSilhoutte of a head with highway and cars superimposed on top; sand dunes and clouds in background.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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