Object number1987.53.79
Roman Vishniac photographing reflections and patterns created by the wind on surface of a pond near Carmel, New York
Date1958
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 3/16 x 8 11/16 in. (33.5 x 22 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)
InscribedOn verso, possibly by artist, upper center in pencil: RV X 37; upper right in pencil: 11 x 14 [underlined]; lower center in red crayon: 11 x 14; lower right in pencil: 1958; [vertically] 53; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.79
MarkingsOn verso, partially obscured stamp: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE McKENNA / [copyright credit label]; stamped center: ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS
On printed label, on verso upper center: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
On typed label, on verso center: RV X-37 ROMAN VISHNIAC Dr. Vishniac photographing reflections / and patterns created by the wind on the / surface of a pond near Carmel, New York. / Dr. V. has a special passion for ponds. / Each pond is different and provides him / with different forms of plant and animal / life, different colors and atmospheres. / He is making a film for his own amuse- / ment called THE POND.
ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionMan with camera in background under large tree at edge of pond looking across leaf littered pond in foreground
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Rosalie Thorne McKenna
1958
Culture: American
