TITLE

It's a Dog's Life: PHOTOGRAPHS BY WILLIAM WEGMAN FROM THE POLAROID COLLECTION

AUTHOR(S)
Johnson, Mark M.
PUB. DATE
June 2005
SOURCE
Arts & Activities;Jun2005, Vol. 137 Issue 5, p37
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Provides information on several photographs of weimaraners dogs taken by William Wegman. Description of the photographs; Information on the exhibition "It's a Dog's Life: Photographs by William Wegman From the Polaroid Collection"; Participation of the photographer in the Polaroid Artist Support Program.
ACCESSION #
17063916

Tags: PHOTOGRAPHY of dogs;  WEGMAN, William;  WEIMARANER (Dog breed);  PHOTOGRAPHS;  PHOTOGRAPHY -- Exhibitions

 

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