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Gypsy Children, Perpignan, France

Artist Joan Liftin (American, 1935 - 2023)
Date2004
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 12 × 17 13/16 inches (30.48 × 45.26 cm)
Sheet: 15 15/16 × 19 15/16 inches (40.46 × 50.62 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2019.39.17
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in black pen: "Joan Litfin"
InscribedOn sheet verso, lower left corner, in black pen: "Gypsy Children, Perpignan, France, 2004"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of young boy and girl leaning on the front of a car, which appears to be parked in an alley between buildings. They are turned towards one another and the boy's hand is on the girl's back. The girl is wearing a dress and standing with her right hand on her hip. The boy is shirtless.Provenance
Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2019;
Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2019.
Copyright© Estate of Joan Liftin
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