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Lord of the birds, Nayarit, Mexico
Lord of the birds, Nayarit, Mexico

Lord of the birds, Nayarit, Mexico

Original Language TitleEl señor de los pájaros, Nayarit, Mexico
Artist Graciela Iturbide (Mexican, born 1942)
Date1985
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 11 15/16 × 17 11/16 inches (30.3 × 44.93 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 13/16 inches (40.31 × 50.37 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2017.68.98
SignedSigned on sheet recto, lower right, in black pen: "Graciela Iturbide"
Inscribednone
MarkingsOn sheet verso, upper left corner, in pencil: "ACP"
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of a man wearing a collared shirt and jacket looking up into a sky filled with birds.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2017;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2017.
Copyright© Graciela Iturbide
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