Crucifix, Yanhuitlan, Oaxaca
Artist
Ellen Auerbach
(American, born Germany, 1906 - 2004)
Artist
Eliot Porter
(American, 1901 - 1990)
Date1956
MediumDye transfer print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 10 13/16 × 8 7/16 inches (27.48 × 21.39 cm)
Mount: 14 × 10 7/8 inches (35.56 × 27.61 cm)
Mount: 14 × 10 7/8 inches (35.56 × 27.61 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Jack and Judy Stern
Object number2018.63.31
SignedArtist's stamp with signatures, on mount verso, center, in black ink with black pen: "PHOTOGRAPH / BY / ELIOT PORTER / Eliot Porter / Ellen Auerbach / PHOTOGRAPH / BY / AUERBACH-PORTER"
InscribedOn mount verso, center, in pencil: "Crucifix, Yanhuitlan, Mexico / Blue Christ"
MarkingsOn mount verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "RMG 4823";
Sticker on mount verso, upper right, in black ink: "Chanticleer / U.S. Origin";
On mount verso, center, in pencil: "51-5";
On mount verso, center, in black pen: "47";
On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: "Sg/1658/0".
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DescriptionImage of a crucified Christ with a fabric covering across his waist and a painted gold crown on his head. He rests against a bright blue and gold wall with columns and flowers.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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