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Blimp

Series TitleExpeditions
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1980
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 3 1/2 x 4 9/16 inches (8.89 x 11.59 cm)
Sheet (and Mount): 4 3/8 x 5 3/8 inches (11.11 x 13.65 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.3
SignedOn mount verso, lower right, in silver pen: "R. Thorne-Thomsen"
InscribedTitled, dated and editioned on mount verso, bottom center, in pencil: "BLIMP "EXPEDITIONS" MEX. 1980 15/25"; Titled, dated and editioned on mat recto, lower left, in pencil: "BLIMP - "EXPEDITIONS" MEX. 1980 15/25"; Titled on mat verso, lower right, in pencil: "Blimp, 'Expeditions'".
Markingsnone
Edition/State/Proofed. 15/25
On View
Not on view
Collections
DescriptionImage of a blimp floating in the sky; large rock formations and sand below.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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