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Mitchell Funk
Black Boy Broken Glass Brooklyn Museum Color Photography Show by Henri Ghent

1970

$6,500
£4,935.60
€5,644.23
CA$9,081.44
A$10,100.55
CHF 5,274.19
MX$122,912.91
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SEK 63,171.30
DKK 42,125.06
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An early example of a street photography portrait in color and multiple exposures with an image of broken glass . Exhibited: Images en Couleur, Brooklyn Museum, 1970. ( This was first major museum exhibition of color photography, Curated by Henri Ghent one of the first Black Museum Curators ) Mitchell Funk is a pioneer of " Color Photography". In 1970 he participated in one the first " Color Photography" shows at a major museum. Brooklyn Museum, show "Images en Couleur" . 1971 Included he was included in the visionary book "Frontiers of Photography" Time Life, Color ! American Photography Transformed. Amon Carter Museum . He has had more than 50 Photography Magazine Covers and has had covers on Newsweek and Life Magazine, Fortune etc. Signed dated and numbered lower right recto Edition 2/15 Unframed. Printed later. Other sizes are available. Printed on Hahnemühle Fine Art paper
  • Creator:
    Mitchell Funk (1950, American)
  • Creation Year:
    1970
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 29 in (73.66 cm)Width: 43 in (109.22 cm)
  • More Editions & Sizes:
    40 x 60 Ed: 2/15Price: $7,500
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  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385310836592

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