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Mattresses, Ellis Island, September 1988
Mattresses, Ellis Island, September 1988

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
On View
Not on view
ProvenanceCreated Ellis Island, NY, 1988, printed 2004; collection of the artist, Raleigh, NC; sold to NCMA, 2004.

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