Untitled #11-7 New Orleans May 1, 2006

Kevin Bubriski

2006

  • Titles Untitled #11-7 New Orleans May 1, 2006 (Descriptive)
  • Artist Kevin Bubriski, American, born 1954
  • Medium gelatin silver print
  • Dimensions sheet: 24 × 19 7/8 in. (60.9 × 50.5 cm) image: 17 3/4 × 17 3/4 in. (45.1 × 45.1 cm) mat: 29 7/8 × 23 13/16 in. (75.9 × 60.5 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of John Morton in honor of Nancy and Charles Morton, 2006.21
  • Work Type photograph
  • Classification Photographs

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