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Call Number:

PH-01143

Collection Name:

Ben DeSoto Photography Collection

Creator:

DeSoto, Ben (1958 - )

No. of Items:

8 items

Span Dates:

1988-1989

Description:

The collection consists of eight photographs by Ben Tecumseh DeSoto (American, born 1958). Item-level information follows.

998:0030:0001 -- Pops, circa 1993. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0002 -- Pops, circa 1993. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0003 -- Pops, circa 1993. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0004 -- Club Voltaire, 1984. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0005 -- Last Tenant, circa 1993. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0006 -- I Love My Mom..., circa 1993. Gelatin silver print;
998:0030:0007 -- Harris County Jail, circa 1993. Photocollage;
998:0030:0008 -- Ghetto, 5th Ward, Houston, circa 1993. Chromogenic color print, 60.8 x 40.5 cm (23 15/16 x 15 15/16 inches).

Accession No(s):

998:0030:0001-0008; Purchase, 1998

Location(s):

D Box, Medium (998:0030:0001-0003)
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D Box, Extra Large (998:0030:0004-0007)
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Flat File (998:0030:0008)
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