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Living in the Present, New York

Artist Evelyn Hofer (American, born Germany, 1922 - 2009)
Date1963
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 14 3/4 × 11 3/16 inches (37.47 × 28.42 cm)
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 16 inches (50.62 × 40.64 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2020.7.54
SignedSigned on sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Evelyn Hofer"
InscribedOn sheet verso, center, in pencil: "Living in the present / NY 1963"
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of a two story structure with doors of various sizes leaned up against the second story facade behind a sign that reads “Another wrecking job by Jay Demolition...". At the corner of the building is a street light with a one way sign.Provenance

The Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2020;

Given by the Hall Family Foundation to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.

 

Copyright© Estate of Evelyn Hofer
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