Autopsy

Artist Kenji Nakahashi (Japanese, 1947 - 2017)

Date1984; printed 1999

MediumChromogenic print

DimensionsImage: 12 11/16 × 9 1/16 inches (32.23 × 23.01 cm)
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 10 15/16 inches (35.38 × 27.76 cm)
Mat: 18 × 14 inches (45.72 × 35.56 cm)

Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi and Mr. and Mrs. George McKenna

Object number2018.31.1

SignedStamped on sheet verso, lower right, in black ink: "Photo: Kenji Nakahashi"

Inscribednone

Markingsca. 1" square piece of paper adhered to sheet recto, lower left, written in black pen: "22 / 93 1/2 / 45"

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DescriptionImage of a red rubber hot water bottle against a blue and white gridded background. The bottle is cut in the center and it's sides are held open with metal clips as if an autopsy is about to be performed.Provenance

Provenance

Gift of anonymous donor to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2018.

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