Joe Rosenthal
Merry Xmas / Happy New Year

CultureUnknown
Titles
  • Merry Xmas / Happy New Year
Datec. 1945
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsSheet: 3 5/8 × 4 5/8 in. (9.2 × 11.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Will Michels in honor of Linda Dodge, volunteer extraordinaire
Object number2010.143
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceWill Michels, Houston; given to MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History"WAR/PHOTOGRAPHY: Images of Armed Conflict and Its Aftermath," The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 November, 2012 - 3 February, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Marked in ink in the image: " 'To my / darling / wife / with / love' "

Marked in ink on verso upper left: "From / My darling / husband_________"

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