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Catalog Data

Artist:
An-My Lê (Vietnam, born 1960)  Search this
Medium:
Gelatin silver print on paper
Dimensions:
H x W (image): 33.5 x 47.8 cm (13 3/16 x 18 13/16 in)
Type:
Photograph
Origin:
Vietnam
Date:
1994, printed 1997
Provenance:
1997
An-My Lê (b. 1960) [1]
From 1997
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, purchased from An-My Lê [2]
Notes:
[1] See letter from An-My Lê to Tom Lentz, dated October 9, 1996, copy in object file. The letter indicates that this photograph is dated 1994 and was printed by the artist in spring of 1997.
See invoice number 97-10 from An-My Lê, dated February 24, 1997, copy in object file.
See also “Incoming Receipt,” dated February 25, 1997, copy in object file. The object was transferred from An-My Lê to the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery for acquisition consideration on February 25, 1997.
[2] See Arthur M. Sackler, “Acquisition Consideration Form,” approved on March 7, 1997, copy in object file.
Research updated September 28, 2023
Collection:
National Museum of Asian Art Collection
Previous custodian or owner:
An-My Lê (Vietnam, born 1960)
Topic:
garden  Search this
Vietnam  Search this
Southeast Asian Art  Search this
city  Search this
Contemporary Art  Search this
Credit Line:
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds
Accession Number:
S1997.13
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
Related Online Resources:
F|S Southeast Asia
See more items in:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Data Source:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye392ff71e6-68ed-4764-a10c-06b9052c9b45
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:fsg_S1997.13