Untitled (Ships Archive, nr. 8)
1977
Photography, 27.6 x 22.2 cm.
Materials: ink, paper
Collection: Collection M HKA, Antwerp.
Seamen aboard the Cabo Pilar snare a small leader line [as indicated on backside of photograph], black-and-white photograph, March 28, 1977, 27.6 x 22.2 cm. Date of purchase by Allan Sekula unknown.
On the backside of the photograph:
Seamen aboard the Cabo Pilar snare a small leader line, preparing to draw aboard the hawser coiled on the deck of the tugboat Schley. Above, two employes of the Panama Canal Company rest during a break from their task of cleaning the Miraflores lock gates. Many working-class Panamanians favor U.S. control of the canal.
Mar. 28 1977
Artist's Mention: Not Mentioned.
Categorization by Allan Sekula.
Categorization by Sally Stein: Mentioned.
Exhibition History during the Artist's Lifetime: Not Exhibited.
Mention by others: Not Mentioned.
PayPal Proof of Purchase: No Transaction, Seamen.
