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Hiromu Kira
Curves (Glass Circles)circa 1930, printed circa 1930

Not on view
Black and white photograph of a glass vessel tipped on its side, its spiral glass coil arcing upward, with strong directional light casting dramatic shadows

Hiromu Kira, Curves (Glass Circles), circa 1930, printed circa 1930, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban

Artist or Maker
Hiromu Kira
Japan, active United States, 1898-1991
Title
Curves (Glass Circles)
Date Made
circa 1930, printed circa 1930
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.2 cm) Primary support: 13 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (34.6 × 24.2 cm) Secondary support: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16 in. (50.7 × 40.5 cm) Mat: 22 × 18 in. (55.88 × 45.72 cm)
Credit Line
The Marjorie and Leonard Vernon Collection, gift of The Annenberg Foundation, acquired from Carol Vernon and Robert Turbin
Accession Number
M.2008.40.1185
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Hiromu Kira, 1930, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA, by Jonathan J. Urban