Berenice Abbott
Pelicans, Miami, Florida

uncropped recto of sheet

© Berenice Abbott/ Commerce Graphics

Pelicans, Miami, Florida
uncropped recto of sheet
ArtistAmerican, 1898–1991
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pelicans, Miami, Florida
Date1954
Place depictedMiami, Florida, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 5/8 × 9 9/16 in. (19.4 × 24.3 cm)
 Sheet: 8 × 9 15/16 in. (20.3 × 25.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Robert Steinke
Object number2010.2189
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenanceSteinke Revocable Trust, Oceanside, California; given to MFAH, 2010.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso bottom left to right in pencil "Pelicans Miami 1954 PF97621 175"
upper left [upside down] "155"
verso center a stamp "PHOTOGRAPH BY / BERENICE ABBOTT"

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