William Wegman

a diptych of unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor prints, framed together, a Polaroid Collection label on the reverse, 1980

DeLand, Florida, Museum of Art, It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman from the Polaroid Corporation, January - March 2004, and traveling to 13 other venues through 2009 (see Appendix 1)

These Polaroid prints are in generally excellent condition except where noted. The colors appear rich and saturated, with no apparent fading. Dog eating - In raking light, a few fingerprints are visible, primarily in the lower portion of the image and along the left edge of the image. Also visible when viewing the print in raking light are surface scratches that do not break the emulsion near the dog's back and a few small deposits of a high gloss substance of indeterminate nature beneath the dog's paws. The lower print corners are lightly bent. On the reverse of the print, there are remains of two small linen tape hinges. Dog with red nose - In raking light, a few fingerprints, primarily at the image periphery, and surface scratches, primarily near the dog's back, are visible. A soft handling crease is visible in the upper left quadrant of the image. On the reverse of the print, there are remains of two small linen tape hinges.
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