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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2011.214
People
Nan Goldin, American (Washington, D.C. born 1953)
Title
Roommate's back, Boston
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Bea's back, Boston
Classification
Photographs
Work Type
photograph
Date
1973, printed 1990-1991
Places
Creation Place: North America, United States, Massachusetts, Boston
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/337749

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gelatin silver print
Technique
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
47.5 x 32 cm (18 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
sheet: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: Verso, bottom edge, in black ink: Bea's back. Boston. 1973 Nan Goldin P.P.w

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Nan Goldin, 1990-1991, to; [Gary Schneider and John Erdman, New York] (1990/1991-2011), gift; to Harvard Art Museums, 2011. Note: Printed in collaboration with the artist or the artist's estate and retained by Schneider/Erdman per agreement.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Schneider/Erdman Printer's Proof Collection, partial gift, and partial purchase through the Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Nan Goldin
Accession Year
2011
Object Number
2011.214
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • 32Q: 3620 University Study Gallery, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/23/2019 - 05/13/2019

Subjects and Contexts

  • Analog Culture

Verification Level

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