Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan
Artist
Elliott Erwitt
(American, b. France, 1928 - 2023)
CultureAmerican
Date1977
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 11 11/16 × 7 7/8 in. (29.7 × 20 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Overall, Paper: 13 7/8 × 11 in. (35.2 × 27.9 cm)
Overall, Mat: 20 × 16 1/16 in. (50.8 × 40.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Keith Wellin
Object number81.192.6
On View
Not on viewLabel TextElliot Erwitt American (b. 1928) Scratchers, Kyoto, Japan, 1977 Gelatin-silver print Gift of Mr. Keith Wellin 81.192.6 A member of Magnum, Elliott Erwitt made his own personal photographs while on various journalistic travels. Usually in black and white, his work characteristically comments on the current state of humanity with a wry sense of humor. The result is a visual meditation suggesting the humorous ways nature and its habitats co-exist - and collide. This work comes from an Erwitt portfolio of ten photographs in the Chrysler collection. Edited By: GLY Edited Date: 11/07/2003Exhibition History"A History of Photography: 15 Years at the Chrysler Museum," The Chrysler Museum, Norfolk, VA; September 11, 1993-March 6, 1994. "Silver Images: The Photography Collection at 25," Alice R. and Sol B. Frank Photo Galleries, Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Va., November 5, 2003 - August 2004.
