Object number1987.53.29
W. H. Auden, New York
Date1951
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 12 13/16 x 9 3/16 in. (32.5 x 23.3 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Matted: 22 x 16 in. (55.9 x 40.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn reverse of mount, possibly initialed by artist, upper right corner in black ink: RM
InscribedOn reverse of mount, by unidentified hand, upper left in red ink: 5; left center in black ink: W H AUDEN / NY 1951
MarkingsOn reverse of mount, partially obscured stamp upper left corner: Photo By / ROLLIE McKENNA / [copyright credit label] / Not [areas of paper loss] / Please Credit With Photo; stamped upper right corner: COPYRIGHT
On printed label, on reverse of mount upper left corner: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
BibliographyRosalie Thorne McKenna, Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography (New York: Knopf, 1991), 244.
John Malcolm Brinnin and Bill Read, The Modern Poets, An American-British Anthology (McGraw-Hill, 1963), 15.
“Photographer Rollie McKenna shoots the greats,” The Day, New London, CT (May 10 1976), 22.
“Free-Wheeling Portraiture,” Popular Photography (November 1960 edition), page unknown. ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionThree quarter view of man on outdoor staircase/fire escape wearing jacket and striped tie, looking up at photographer
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