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Call Number:

PH-01714

Collection Name:

Kate Breakey Photography Collection

Creator:

Breakey, Kate, 1957 - , active 1970/1979 -

No. of Items:

3 photographs

Span Dates:

1991-1993

Description:

The collection consists of three photographs by Kate Breakey (Australian, born 1957). Item-level information follows.

999:0026:0001 -- Still Life with Ostrich Head, 1993. Gelatin silver print, hand-colored, approximately 45 x 43 3/4 inches (frame);
999:0026:0002 -- Pi, 1993. From the series Principles of Mathematics. Gelatin silver print, hand-colored, approximately 43 1/2 x 45 1/2 inches (frame);
999:0026:0003 -- Surface Tension, 1991. From the series Laws of Physics. Gelatin silver print, hand-colored, approximately 44 x 48 inches (frame).

Accession No(s):

999:0026:0001-0003

Location(s):

48 hours advance notice required Screen Storage (999:0026:0002)
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48 hours advance notice required Screen Storage (999:0026:0001, 0003)
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Item(s):

Artist/Maker	Breakey, Kate, 1957 - , active 1970/1979 -
Title	Still Life with Ostrich Head
Date	1993
Medium	Gelatin silver print with applied color
Dimensions	frame: 114.3 x 111.3 cm; 45 x 43.75 in (approximately)
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	999:0026:0001

Artist/Maker	Breakey, Kate, 1957 - , active 1970/1979 -
Title	Pi from the series Principles of Mathematics
Date	1993
Medium	Gelatin silver print with applied color
Dimensions	frame: 110.5 x 115.6 cm; 43.5 x 45.5 in (approximately)
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	999:0026:0002

Artist/Maker	Breakey, Kate, 1957 - , active 1970/1979 -
Title	Surface Tension from the series Laws of Physics
Date	1991
Medium	Gelatin silver print with applied color
Credit line	Museum purchase
Accession Number	999:0026:0003

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