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Buddhist Temple of America, New York City
Buddhist Temple of America, New York City

Buddhist Temple of America, New York City

Artist George Segal (American, 1924 - 2000)
Date1993
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 18 1/8 × 12 5/16 inches (46.05 × 31.27 cm)
Sheet: 20 × 15 7/8 inches (50.8 × 40.31 cm)
Credit LineGift of Donald Lokuta and Melissa Tomich
Object number2020.16.4
SignedOn sheet verso, lower right corner, stamped, in black ink: "Photograph by George Segal / From the Collection of / Donald Lokuta"
InscribedOn sheet verso, bottom, in pencil: "BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF AMERICA, NYC 1993"
MarkingsOn sheet verso, lower right corner, in black pen: "'93"
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DescriptionImage of figures of Buddhas, bodhisattvas, and other entities all resting on carved wooden platforms which span the entire length of the frame. A sign at the top reads "BUDDHIST TEMPLE OF AMERICA".Provenance
George Segal, New York, NY;
Acquired from George Segal by Donald Lokuta, Union, NJ;
Given by Donald Lokuta to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2020.
Copyright© The George and Helen Segal Foundation / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
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