Actopan
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage, sheet, mount: 7 3/8 × 10 7/16 inches (18.75 × 26.47 cm)
Mat: 14 × 18 inches (35.56 × 45.72 cm)
Mat: 14 × 18 inches (35.56 × 45.72 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.13
Signednone recto, verso not visible
Inscribednon recto, verso not visible
Markingsnone recto, verso not visible;
On mat verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "rmg13703";
On mat verso, lower left, in pencil: "289-PA029".
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DescriptionImage of carved wooden figures painted and standing on small platforms; some arms are missing. Carved wooden babies are resting on their backs in the cubbies behind.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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