Niagara Falls, New York
Artist
Tseng Kwong Chi
(American (born Hong Kong), 1950 - 1990)
CultureChinese
Date1984
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensions35 3/4 x 35 3/4 in. (90.8 x 90.8 cm)
Overall, Frame: 37 1/8 × 37 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (94.3 × 94.3 × 4.4 cm)
Overall, Frame: 37 1/8 × 37 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (94.3 × 94.3 × 4.4 cm)
InscribedEstate stamp and signature on verso
Portfolio"East Meets West" series, from an edition of 9
Credit LineMuseum purchase, in memory of Alice and Sol B. Frank, and partial gift of the Dudley Cooper Charitable Lead Unitrust
Object number96.28
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is a self-portrait in front of Niagara Falls.Label TextNiagara Falls, New York, 1984 Vintage gelatin silver print (photograph) Chrysler Museum of Art purchase, in memory of Alice and Sol B. Frank, and partial gift of the Dudley Cooper Charitable Lead Unitrust, 96.28 ProvenancePurchased from Julie Saul Gallery by Chrysler Museum of Art, 1996.Exhibition History"Tseng Kwong Chi. East Meets West: The Expeditionary Series," Julie Saul Gallery, New York, NY, October 16 - November 30, 1996. "Portrait as Performance," Contemporary Art Center of Virginia, Virginia Beach, Va., May 24 - August 18, 2002. "Remix: A Fresh Look At Our Modern And Contemporary Art Collections," Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, November 2, 2011 - March 17, 2012. "Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera," Grey Art Gallery, New York, NY, April 21 - July 11, 2015; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA, August 18 - December 13, 2015; Tufts University Art Gallery, Medford, MA, January 21 - May 22, 2016; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, IL, September 17 - December 11, 2016. Published ReferencesTSENG KWONG CHI. EAST MEET WEST: THE EXPEDITIONARY SERIES (NY: Julie Salu Gallery, 1996), ill. on last page of exhibition brochure. Grady T. Turner, "The Accidental Ambassador," _Art in America_ 85, no. 3 (March 1997): 80-83. Amy Brandt, _Tseng Kwong Chi: Performing for the Camera_ (New York: The Chrysler Museum of Art and the Grey Art Gallery, New York University, with Lyon Artbooks, 2015) 34.
