Photo of collection object The rechristened Exxon Valdez awaiting sea trials after repairs. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story — Sekula, Allan. The rechristened Exxon Valdez awaiting sea trials after repairs. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story, August 1990. Silver dye bleach print, 24 1/8 × 30 5/8 (61.3 × 77.8 cm). Vital Projects Fund, Robert B. Menschel, 1243.2012.h. (Photo: MoMA)

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The rechristened Exxon Valdez awaiting sea trials after repairs. National Steel and Shipbuilding Company. San Diego harbor from the series Fish Story

August 1990

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

Photography

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Maker/Artist: Sekula, Allan
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Silver dye bleach print
Medium: silver, dye, bleach, print
Dimensions: 24 1/8 × 30 5/8 (61.3 × 77.8 cm)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 1243.2012.h
Credit Line: Vital Projects Fund, Robert B. Menschel

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