Mattresses, Ellis Island, September 1988

Artist David Simonton American, born 1953

Date1988; printed 2004

MediumGelatin-silver print

DimensionsImage: 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (25.1 x 25.1 cm)

ClassificationsPhotography

Credit LinePurchased with funds from the William R. Roberson Jr. and Frances M. Roberson Endowed Fund for North Carolina Art

Object number2004.2.5

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ProvenanceCreated Ellis Island, NY, 1988, printed 2004; collection of the artist, Raleigh, NC; sold to NCMA, 2004.

Exhibition HistoryEllis, Island, NY, Ellis Island Immigration Museum, "Photographers on Ellis Island, 1900-1990," 1990.

Durham, NC, Allenton Gallery, Durham Arts Council Building, "Ellis Island: 1988-1989," 1992.

Raleigh, NC, Municipal Building, "Ellis Island: A Singular Passage," n.d.

Salisbury, NC, Waterworks Visual Arts Center, "Ellis Island: The Complete Portfolio," 1990; Raleigh, NC, Frankie G. Weems Gallery, Meredith College, 1990.

Raleigh, NC, NC Academy of Trial Lawyers, "Ellis Island Photographs," 1997.

Louisburg, NC, Louisburg College, "Ellis Island Photographs," 1998.

Raleigh, NC, School of Design, North Carolina State University, "Ellis Island Photographs," 1999.

Raleigh, NC, North Carolina Museum of Art, "Presence/Absence," November 27, 2011-May 27, 2012.
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