About the Artwork
Washington, DC
1984, reprinted 1990
Michael Smith
born 1942
American
Unknown
Gelatin silver print
Image: 19 1/2 × 7 1/2 inches (49.5 × 19.1 cm) Mount: 25 × 13 inches (63.5 × 33 cm)
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Gift of Warren and Margot Coville
1998.127
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Markings
Signed, in pencil, on mount, lower right: Michael A. Smith
Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, lower right: 1984 Inscribed, in pencil, on mount, center, verso: W82-8407-01 | 9#16 | WASHINGTON DC 1984 Inscribed, in black ink, on green label affixed to mount, lower right, verso: COLLECTION OF WARREN COVILLE #1247; Artist: MICHAEL SMITH | Title: WASHINGTON, D.C., 1984 | Med.: GELATIN SILVER PRINT Storage: T15
Provenance
1990, Michael Smith (Ottsville, Pennsylvania, USA)
1990-1998, Warren and Margot Coville (Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA)
1998-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Michael Smith, Washington, DC, 1984, reprinted 1990, gelatin silver print. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Warren and Margot Coville, 1998.127.
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