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A Face is a Place

Series TitleViews from the Shoreline Series
Artist Ruth Thorne-Thomsen (American, born 1943)
Date1986
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 3/4 x 3 11/16 inches (12.07 x 9.37 cm)
Sheet: 8 11/16 x 7 3/8 inches (22.07 x 18.73 cm)
Mat: 14 x 11 inches (35.56 x 27.94 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
Object number2012.38.20
Signedon back of sheet, lower left, pencil "R. Thorne-Thomsen"
Inscribedon back of sheet, bottom edge, in pencil A FACE IS A PLACE or MR. BRIDGE 9/25/ "Views from the shoreline" 9/25/ Co. 1986 (1# V181936CO) on front of mat, bottom left edge, in pencil, A FACE IS A PLACE or MR BRIDGE. "Views from the shoreline" 9/25/ (1# V181936 CO) Co. 1986
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of outlined face superimposed with a bridge and tree resembling eyes & nose.
Copyright© Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
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