Atotonilco, Resurrection
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 7 5/16 × 10 1/2 inches (18.57 × 26.67 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.23
SignedArtist's stamp and signatures on mount verso, center, in black ink with black pen: "Eliot Porter / Ellen Auerbach / PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER"
InscribedOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "Resurection / Atotonilco";
On mount verso, center, in pencil: "Atotonelco", "Atotonilco" / "17-18" / "Christ with sunbeam".
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper left, in pencil: "049-PA030";
On mount verso, upper right, in pencil: "rmg17147" , "17-18";
On mount verso, lower right, in black pen: "69"
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DescriptionImage of a carved figure hanging in the center of a sunburst surrounded by metal framework. Extensive murals are on the walls and ceiling. Sunlight streams in from an octagonal skylight.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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