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1987.53.152
1987.53.152
Object number1987.53.152

1987.53.152

Date1954
Artist (American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 5 3/16 x 13 in. (13.2 x 33 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 verso, by artist, center in pencil: Miss Extra / #42; in ink: 1954; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.152
MarkingsOn printed label, on verso left center: © Rollie McKenna / 1 Hancox Street / Stonington, CT 06378 / (203) 535-0110/2126
BibliographyRosalie Thorne McKenna, Rollie McKenna: A Life in Photography (New York: Knopf, 1991), 21. ProvenanceGift of the artist
DescriptionWhite building with “Club Desire” and “Chicken” and “Steaks” written on façade
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