William Wegman

unique large-format Polaroid Polacolor print, signed, titled, and dated in ink on the reverse, framed, a Polaroid Collection label on the reverse, 1982

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)

This Polarcolor print is in generally excellent condition. The colors are rich and saturated with no apparent fading. Upon close examination in raking light, the following are visible: 2 small crescent-shaped creases that do not break the emulsion, one below the dog's snout and one near the lower edge of the image; tiny disturbances to the glossy surface overall; and a 2-inch transparent matte deposit next to the cabbage. The lower left margin corner is bent. The annotations 'C' (circled) and 'WW-1149' are in an unidentifed hand in pencil on the reverse. There are small remains of paper tape in each of the corners.
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