¿Sólo una sombra?/ Only a Shadow (Ester IV)?, from the series Santos y sombras/​Saints and Shadows

Muriel Hasbun, ¿Sólo una sombra?/ Only a Shadow (Ester IV)?, from the series Santos y sombras/ Saints and Shadows, 1993-1994, gelatin silver print, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore, 2005.3.3, © 1994, Muriel Hasbun
Muriel Hasbun, ¿Sólo una sombra?/ Only a Shadow (Ester IV)?, from the series Santos y sombras/ Saints and Shadows, 1993-1994, gelatin silver print, image: 17 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄4 in. (45.2 x 33.5 cm) sheet: 19 7⁄8 x 15 7⁄8 in. (50.6 x 40.3 cm), Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore, 2005.3.3, © 1994, Muriel Hasbun

Artwork Details

Title
¿Sólo una sombra?/ Only a Shadow (Ester IV)?, from the series Santos y sombras/​Saints and Shadows
Artist
Date
1993-1994
Location
Dimensions
image: 17 3⁄4 x 13 1⁄4 in. (45.2 x 33.5 cm) sheet: 19 7⁄8 x 15 7⁄8 in. (50.6 x 40.3 cm)
Copyright
© 1994, Muriel Hasbun
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Moore
Mediums Description
gelatin silver print
Classifications
Subjects
  • Figure female — elderly
  • Figure female — bust
  • Object — foliage
Object Number
2005.3.3
Linked Open Data
https://edan.si.edu/saam/id/object/2005.3.3

Works by this artist (2 items)

Cauleen Smith, Sojourner, 2018, digital video, color, sound; 22:41 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the SJ Weiler Fund, 2020.54.1, © 2020, Cauleen Smith
Sojourner
Artist
Date2018
digital video, color, sound; 22:41 minutes
Not on view
Cauleen Smith, Pilgrim, 2017, digital video, color, sound; 07:41 minutes, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase made possible by the SJ Weiler Fund, 2020.54.2, © 2020, Cauleen Smith
Pilgrim
Artist
Date2017
digital video, color, sound; 07:41 minutes
Not on view

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