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My Left Hand
My Left Hand
Object number2022.42.12

My Left Hand

Date1991
Artist (Japanese, 1947 - 2017)
CultureJapanese, American
MediumGelatin silver print, printed 1992
DimensionsImage: 12 x 8 3/4 in. (30.5 x 22.2 cm)
Sheet: 13 7/8 x 11 in. (35.2 x 27.9 cm)
Credit LineAnonymous gift in memory of Kenji Nakahashi
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
MarkingsOn verso, stamped lower center in ink: KENJI NAKAHASHI / 7 Park Ave. Apt 2-F / New York, NY 10016
ProvenanceGift of Gratia Williams (artist's widow)
Vassar Exhibitions
Exhibition HistoryPhotography as Data: Augmentation, Extraction, Objectification, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, NY, April 9 - September 15, 2024
DescriptionBlack and white image of a long exposure of the artist's left hand and wrist as he moves his thumb perpendicular to his other fingers. Three rulers measuring in millimeters, centimeters, and inches are within the image, as well as wooden blocks that enclose the hand and wrist.
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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