Abu Simbel

Publisher Printed and published by Two Palms Press American
2005–2006
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Abu Simbel
  • Artist: Ellen Gallagher (American, born Providence, Rhode Island, 1965)
  • Publisher: Printed and published by Two Palms Press (American, New York)
  • Date: 2005–2006
  • Medium: Photogravure, etching, scraping, aquatint, and drypoint, with watercolor, color pencil, varnish, pomade, Plasticine, synthetic fur, gold leaf, and red and white crystals
  • Edition: 25/25
  • Dimensions: Sheet (Sight): 24 1/2 × 35 1/2in. (62.2 × 90.2 cm)
    Image (Sight): 22 × 33in. (55.9 × 83.8 cm)
  • Classification: Works on Paper
  • Credit Line: Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, Purchase, with funds from the Print Committee (2007.35a-b)
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art