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Pere Formiguera
Centaurus Neandertalensis: Gathering Wood to Light the Fire1989

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Black and white photograph of a large dark-furred primate standing upright, gripping flowering tree branches with both hands, softly lit from the right
Artist or Maker
Pere Formiguera
Artist or Maker
Joan Fontcuberta
Title
Centaurus Neandertalensis: Gathering Wood to Light the Fire
Place Made
Spain
Date Made
1989
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
Image: 16 13/16 × 14 9/16 in. (42.7 × 36.99 cm) Primary support: 19 5/8 × 15 3/4 in. (49.85 × 40.01 cm) Mat: 24 × 20 in. (60.96 × 50.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Graham and Susan Nash in honor of the museum's twenty-fifth anniversary
Accession Number
M.90.75.33
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography
Copyright
© Joan Fontcuberta