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Tankers Loading, Kuwait
Tankers Loading, Kuwait
Object number1987.53.93

Tankers Loading, Kuwait

Date1955
Artist (American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 11/16 x 7 1/16 in. (22 x 18 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)
InscribedOn verso, by artist, upper center in pencil: Kuwait, Tankers Loading, 1955; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.93
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper left corner [scribbled out]: COPYRIGHT R. THORNE McKENNA / MILLBROOK, NEW YORK 1951 On printed label, on verso lower center: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
ProvenanceGift of the artist
DescriptionLong pier with tanker and multiple cranes for (un)loading, as well as scattered people and trucks

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