HANK O'NEAL (American, b. 1940) and BERENICE ABBOTT (American, 1898-1991). James Joyce and Transformation of Energy, C...

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HANK O'NEAL (American, b. 1940) and BERENICE ABBOTT (American, 1898-1991)
James Joyce and Transformation of Energy, Cambridge (Two Photographs), 1928, circa 1959
Gelatin silver, circa 1980
Image: Transformation, 10-1/4 x 13-1/2 inches (26.0 x 34.3 cm)
Joyce, 13-1/2 x 9-7/8 inches (34.2 x 25.1 cm)
State: dry-mounted on opposite sides of mount
Signed in pencil with stamp on Transformation side
Cropping instructions in pencil on Joyce side

Transformation of Energy was one of almost 100 discarded prints by Abbott for the Witkin portfolio, these unused prints were recycled for their mounts. O'neal's James Joyce is a print from Abbott's negative that was dry-mounted to the other side of the board.

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