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Rouben Samberg
Abacus1950

Not on view
Color photograph of an abacus in extreme close-up, with hand-drawn black lines layered over the surface, beads in burgundy, olive, and amber tones on cream-edged, aged print

Rouben Samberg, Abacus, 1950, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Graham Nash, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Rouben Samberg
Title
Abacus
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1950
Medium
Dye diffusion transfer print on acetate film
Dimensions
Image: 13 1/4 × 10 3/8 in. (33.66 × 26.35 cm) Primary support: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.24 × 27.94 cm) Mat: 18 × 22 in. (45.72 × 55.88 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Graham Nash
Accession Number
M.83.317.72
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography