Object number1987.53.91
Kitchen Tent in Desert, Kuwait
Date1955
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 6 11/16 x 13 1/8 in. (17 x 33.3 cm)
Matted: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
Matted: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on viewPeriod20th c
Classification(s)
SignedOn reverse of mount, initialed lower right in ink [vertically]: RMcK
InscribedOn reverse of mount, possibly by artist, upper left corner in ink: KITCHEN TENT / IN DESERT KUWAIT, 1955; center in ink [underlined]: KUWAIT; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.91
MarkingsOn reverse of mount, stamped upper right corner [vertically]: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE MCKENNA / 438 EAST 88 STREET / NEW YORK 28, N. Y. / TEL. ENRIGHT 9-3889 / Not To Be Reproduced / Without Permission. / Please Credit With Photo; stamped lower right [vertically]: COPYRIGHT
BibliographyRosalie Thorne McKenna, Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography (New York: Knopf, 1991), 119. ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionMounted on board and hinged to the backing board on the upper edge of the reverse of the mount. Tent where people in traditional long robes are gathered and air is smoky
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