Dan Graham

directional arrows and annotations in the negative, signed and titled in ink on the reverse, framed, Buhl Collection and Guggenheim Museum exhibition labels on the reverse, 1970-72

John Gibson Gallery, New York,  2001

New York, Guggenheim Museum, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection, June - September 2004, and 4 other international venues through 2007 (see Appendix 1)

Jennifer Blessing, Speaking with Hands: Photographs from The Buhl Collection (Guggenheim Foundation, 2004), pp. 136 and 220 (this print)

Marianne Brouwer, Dan Graham Works, 1965-2000 (Düsseldorf, 2001), p. 132

This photograph is in generally very good to excellent condition. Upon close examination are the following: a very small black fibrous adhesion of indeterminate nature in the lower left corner; a few tiny deposits of original retouching overall; and a few small scuffs and scratches that do not appear to break the emulsion. The lower right corner is creased, which breaks the emulsion; this affects both the tip of the image and the margin. The margin corners are bumped and the edges are lightly worn.
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