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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P1997.55.5
People
Michael Silver, American (Brooklyn NY 1947 - 2003)
Title
Chaos and Order
Other Titles
Series/Book Title: The Gum Works
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1989
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/273001

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Platinum print on gum wrapper
Technique
Platinum print
Dimensions
9.2 x 4.3 cm (3 5/8 x 1 11/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: recto, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: Chaos and
    Order
  • inscription: gum wrapper, top panel, upper left, black ink, in artist's hand: 1-5
  • inscription: gum wrapper, central panel, upper left to upper center, black ink, in artist's hand: 5 Chaos and Order
  • inscription: gum wrapper, central panel, lower right, black ink, in artist's hand: M. Silver [signed]
    The Gum Works

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Catherine Shaddix in honor of Davis Pratt
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
P1997.55.5
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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