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Lorna Simpson
the worst had already come to pass1996

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Photographic print with dense tonal gradations, cropped close on a dark-skinned hand resting flat on a wooden chair rail, with cursive text below reading 'the worst had already come to pass'

Lorna Simpson, the worst had already come to pass, 1996, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Lorna Simpson
Title
the worst had already come to pass
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1996
Medium
Photogravure
Dimensions
Image: 5 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (15.08 × 12.54 cm) Primary support: 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
AC1997.96.1.19
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Lorna Simpson