Grotte
Portfolio

Carl Chiarenza

Maker
American, 1935–2026

Grotte

1999
Portfolio with inkjet prints, printed 2000
2/7
Overall: 21 3/4 × 17 1/8 × 1 1/16 in. (55.2 × 43.5 × 2.7 cm)
Gift of Carl Chiarenza and Bill Edwards in memory of Robert Sobieszek, 2005
2005.0597.0001-0007
Inscriptions Embossed on portfolio box, C: GROTTE \ Chiarenza
Printed in ink on cover page, TC: GROTTE \ Carl Chiarenza
Printed in ink on cover page, BC: A Strictly Limited Edition Portfolio of fifteen [strikethough in ink, inscribed above: seven] copies \ This is copy number
Inscribed in ink on cover page, BC: 2 \ Grotte was produced in honor of my father, \ Charles, who was born in Grotte, Sicily. \ [signature] - © 2000
Printed in ink on cover page, BC: SPECTRUM GALLERY \ ROCHESTER, NY

Inscribed in ink on additional front page, C: Gift of Carl Chiarenza & Bill Edwards \ for the George Eastman House, \ in memory of our friend, Robert Sobieszek, \ and in tribute to his many curatorial \ and scholarly contributions to the world \ of photography during his many years at \ George Eastman House and at the Los Angeles \ County Museum of Art. \ [signature] Carl Chiarenza – 2005 / [signature] Bill Edwards – 2005

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