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Bad Heart, downtown Los Angeles

Artist Dennis Hopper (American, 1936 - 2010)
Date1961; printed 2001
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 16 1/8 × 23 3/4 inches (40.97 × 60.33 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2015.67.32
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "1964 D Hopper 88"
InscribedEditioned on sheet verso, lower left corner, in pencil: "7/15"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "8"
Edition/State/Proofed. 7/15
On View
Not on view
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DescriptionImage of brick wall with faded graffiti text which reads "BAD HEART" in block letters. A thin cable stretches diagonally across the wall.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2015;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2015.
Copyright© The Dennis Hopper Trust
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