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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P2000.84
People
Michael Silver, American (Brooklyn NY 1947 - 2003)
Title
Portrait of John Cage on Three Gumwrappers
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1989
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/173202

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Platinum print on Sticklet gum wrappers, encased in broken glass
Technique
Platinum print
Dimensions
image: 17.6 x 12.5 cm (6 15/16 x 4 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Signed: yes: l.r. in ink: M. A. Silver, 89
  • inscription: recto, top left, ink: Portrait of John Cage
  • inscription: yes, recto, bottom right, ink, signed, in artist's hand: M.A.Silver [over] '89

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Anne Lambert, Massachusetts, purchased from the artist, gift to the Harvard University Art Museums, 2000.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Anne Lambert
Accession Year
2000
Object Number
P2000.84
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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