Object number1987.53.113
Reading Room of the Library of Congress
Date1955
Artist
Rosalie Thorne McKenna
(American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 13 1/16 x 10 3/8 in. (33.2 x 26.4 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, by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.113
MarkingsOn verso, stamped lower center: 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; ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS
On typed label, on verso lower edge: READING ROOM OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
ProvenanceGift of the artistDescriptionInterior view of classical rotunda with clerestory windows and desks forming concentric circles where people are sitting with books and papers
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