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Ladies on Block Island
Ladies on Block Island
Object number1987.53.156

Ladies on Block Island

Datec. 1956
Artist (American, 1918-2003)
CultureAmerican
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 4 9/16 x 9 3/8 in. (11.6 x 23.8 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, in pencil center: V #12; in ink; Ladies on Block Island / c.1956; by unidentified hand, lower right corner in pencil: 87.53.156
MarkingsOn verso, stamped upper 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; lower center: ASMP MEMBER / AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGAZINE PHOTOGRAPHERS
ProvenanceGift of the artist
DescriptionTwo women sitting under umbrella at a beach with their backs facing photographer, one woman pointing

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