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Gory (Rogelio López Marín)
It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lagrima de un extraño)1986, printed 2002

Not on view
Color photograph, heavily teal-and-amber toned, showing empty wooden chairs in a row on an aged stone terrace facing a drained outdoor pool, with a dark bay and storm clouds beyond; handwritten text below
Partial view of a photograph showing a close-up of rough stone or brick pavement, with handwritten cursive text below reading: "Tell me something, ladies and gentlemen: what becomes of a dream when its dreamer awakes? Nothing? Does it cease to exist?"
Artist or Maker
Gory (Rogelio López Marín)
Title
It’s Only Water in the Teardrop of a Stranger (Es sólo agua en la lagrima de un extraño)
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1986, printed 2002
Medium
Gelatin-silver print, toned
Dimensions
Image (includes black border): 18 3/4 × 12 3/4 in. (47.63 × 32.39 cm) Primary support: 19 7/8 × 16 in. (50.48 × 40.64 cm) Mat: 24 × 18 in. (60.96 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
Photographic Arts Council, 2001
Accession Number
M.2002.25.9
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Gory (Rogelio López Marín)