Mark Morrisroe

Lonely Bird
1985

A faded sepia-toned photograph depicting a shadowy figure in the center with a blurred background that suggests an urban landscape. The top of the photo has a black border, and the bottom features handwritten signatures and numbers, indicating it's a limited edition piece.
A faded sepia-toned photograph depicting a shadowy figure in the center with a blurred background that suggests an urban landscape. The top of the photo has a black border, and the bottom features handwritten signatures and numbers, indicating it's a limited edition piece.

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Date
1985

Classification
Photographs

Medium
Chromogenic print with fiber-tipped pen

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 15/16in. (50.6 × 40.5 cm) Image (Irregular): 15 1/4 × 16 9/16in. (38.7 × 42.1 cm)

Accession number
94.148

Edition
5/12

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Barbara and Eugene Schwartz

Rights and reproductions
© The Estate of Mark Morrisroe (Ringier Collection) at Fotomuseum Winterthur

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