The Roots of the River I

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Photograph by David Revette.
The Roots of the River I
Photograph by David Revette.
Image Courtesy of the Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art. Photograph by David Revette. © Arno Rafael Minkkinen
Artist/Maker (Finnish, born 1945)
Publisher
Date2008
MediumPlatinum print on paper
DimensionsImage: 5 in. × 14 1/4 in. (12.7 × 36.2 cm) Sheet: 11 1/16 × 17 1/4 in. (28.1 × 43.8 cm)
Credit LinePurchase, The Edward W. Root Class of 1905 Memorial Art Purchase Fund
Object number2015.9
Not on view
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Provenance 2015: Hamilton College (Ruth and Elmer Wellin Museum of Art), by purchase from Light Work, Syracuse, NY.
Markings Marks: none noted.
Signature Signed by the artist on verso at lower right corner in pencil.
Inscribed "The Roots of the River, 2008" on verso at lower right corner in pencil in artist's hand.
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