Sophie at Middlesex Hospital #2
Artist
George Segal
(American, 1924 - 2000)
Date1985
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 19 9/16 × 13 5/8 inches (49.68 × 34.62 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.47 × 40.46 cm)
Sheet: 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 inches (50.47 × 40.46 cm)
Credit LineGift of Donald Lokuta and Melissa Tomich
Object number2020.16.32
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: "SOPHIE AT MIDDLESEX HOSPITAL #2, 1985";
On sheet verso, upper right corner, in pencil: "1985".
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of an elderly woman with eyes closed resting her head on a pillow. Small clear tubes are placed in her nostrils and around her ears. The top third of the frame is black.ProvenanceGeorge 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.
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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