Ordeal by Roses #6
Artist
Eikoh Hosoe
(Japanese, b. 1933)
CultureJapanese
Date1963
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsOverall, Image: 6 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (17.1 × 27.3 cm)
Overall: 9 3/8 × 11 15/16 in. (23.8 × 30.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
Overall: 9 3/8 × 11 15/16 in. (23.8 × 30.3 cm)
Overall, Mat: 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
InscribedJapanese on LLC and Signature on LRC both below the image. Title, date and signature on verso.
Credit LineGift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel
Object number2007.12.57
Not on view
DescriptionThis gelatin silver print is of a man laying on his back on a tile floor in front of a stone staircase. His body is wrapped up in what looks like a hose that is also in his mouth. The view is from the top of this head.ProvenanceCollection of Robert B. and Joyce F. Menschel, New York; Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, Virginia, Gift of Joyce F. and Robert B. Menschel, 2007
