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Photo of collection object Dead Letter Office - Fábrica de Caixões, Tijuana — Sekula, Allan. Dead Letter Office - Fábrica de Caixões, Tijuana, 1996-97. Silver dye bleach print , 50 × 71 5/8" (127 × 182 cm). Gift of Lucille and Ron Neeley, 562.2022. (Photo: MoMA)

MoMA

Dead Letter Office - Fábrica de Caixões, Tijuana

1996-97

Allan Sekula

American, 1951–2013

Photography

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Sekula, Allan
Classification: Photograph
Formatted Medium: Silver dye bleach print
Medium: silver, dye, bleach, print
Dimensions: 50 × 71 5/8" (127 × 182 cm)
Departments: Photography
Accession Number: 562.2022
Credit Line: Gift of Lucille and Ron Neeley

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