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Superman, Hughes, Arkansas

Artist Eugene Richards (American, born 1944)
Date1970
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 5/8 × 18 13/16 inches (32.08 × 47.83 cm)
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 19 3/4 inches (40.31 × 50.17 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2018.20.18
SignedSigned and dated on sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Eugene Richards, 1970"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower right, in pencil: "Superman, Hughes, Arkansas"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of two young boys watching Superman on television. They sit in a room with dirt and debris on the wood floor and a broken window covered with cardboard and plastic.Provenance
The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2018;   
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.
Copyright© Eugene Richards
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