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© Rodrigo Valenzuela. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only…
American Type 15
© Rodrigo Valenzuela. Image courtesy of Light Work, Syracuse, NY. For educational purposes only.
Artist/Maker (Chilean, born 1982)
Date2019
MediumArchival inkjet print
DimensionsImage: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 27.9 cm) Sheet: 15 × 12 in. (38.1 × 30.5 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Wynant J. Williams '35 Art Collection Fund
Object number2020.5.4
Not on view
Description"Rodrigo Valenzuela's work in photography, video, and installation boldly addresses themes of labor, power, and representation. In American Type, he uses and critiques the language and history of abstraction in art, simultaneously imbuing his photographs with social and political meaning." (SOURCE: Light Work, Syracuse, NY)

Additional Details

Provenance 2019: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by purchase from Light Work, Syracuse, NY.
Markings No markings noted.
Signature Signed by the artist on verso at lower center in black ink.
Inscribed "41/50" on verso at lower center in black ink.
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