Actopan
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 10 9/16 × 7 1/8 inches (26.82 × 18.11 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.20
SignedArtist's stamp and signatures on mount verso, center, in black in with black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER / Eliot Porter / Ellen Auerbach"
InscribedOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "Actopan"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "164-PA099";
On mount verso upper right, in pencil: "rmg17115";
On mount verso, center, in blue pen and pencil: "55-217"
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DescriptionDetailed image of crucified Christ figure carved from wood and painted. He wears a silver crown, his eyes are closed, and blood drips down his forehead and over his torso.ProvenanceDr. Jack and Judy Stern, Rye, NY;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© 1990 Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
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