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1987.53.151
1987.53.151
Object number1987.53.151

1987.53.151

Date1957
Artist (American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 9/16 x 9 9/16 in. (11.6 x 24.3 cm)
Matted: 16 x 22 in. (40.6 x 55.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of the artist
On View
Not on view
Period20th c
Classification(s)
InscribedOn recto, possibly by artist, right center in white crayon [circled]: 43 On verso, possibly by artist, upper right in black crayon [circled]: 43; lower right in pencil: NORTH CENTRAL / FLORIDA / FLORIDA / FLO #2; lower right edge in ink: 1957; lower left in red ink [circled]: 92; center left in pencil [each circled]: 8 1/2[with horizontal arrows across] / 4"[with vertical arrows across]
MarkingsOn verso, partially obscured stamp center: PHOTO BY: / ROLLIE McKENNA / [copyright credit label]; stamped right: CAMERA ANN. NO 5999; stamped lower center: ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS On printed label, on verso center: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
ProvenanceGift of the artist
DescriptionSign at cemetery along highway that reads, “Where will you spend eternity?”
Terms
Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email loebcollections@vassar.edu
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