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1987.53.30
1987.53.30
Object number1987.53.30

1987.53.30

Date1969
Artist (American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.4 x 19 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
Terms
InscribedOn verso, by unidentified hand, upper right in green ink: 1969; center bottom in pencil: W.H. AUDEN / N.Y.C. 1969 / apt; center right in orange crayon: #18; lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.30
MarkingsOn verso, twice stamped, upper center and center: Photo By: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / ONE HANCOX STREET / STONINGTON, CONN. / AREA CODE 203 533-0110/2126 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission / Please Credit With Photo; on verso, stamped upper right: © Rollie Mc Kenna
ProvenanceGift of the artist
DescriptionMan sitting in front of bookcase with cigarette in right hand; strongly lit from his left leaving his right in darkness

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