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Nancy Burson
Mankind1983-1985

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High-contrast photomechanical print of a close-cropped frontal face, grainy black and white with handwritten inscription below, numbered 8/15

Nancy Burson, Mankind, 1983-1985, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Nancy Burson
Title
Mankind
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1983-1985
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 5/8 × 7 3/8 in. (21.91 × 18.73 cm) Primary support: 13 7/8 × 10 9/16 in. (35.2 × 26.83 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by the Ralph M. Parsons Fund
Accession Number
M.91.53
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Selected Bibliography
  • Salvesen, Britt, Staci Steinberger, and Christianne Hanych, editors. Digital Witness: Revolutions in Design, Photography, and Film. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
Copyright
© Nancy Burson

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