Artist
Sy Kattelson (American, 1923–2018)American, 1923–2018
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Untitled
Date1949
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 7 11/16 x 7 7/16 in. (19.6 x 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (19.6 × 18.9 cm)
Sheet: 7 11/16 × 7 7/16 in. (19.6 × 18.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Mundy Companies
Object number89.196
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographyObject Type
“I remember people arguing about whether photography was a serious art
form,” Sy Kattelson once said. “The Photo League talked about it the way I
thought about it, as a serious art form showing ordinary people’s lives.”
Provenance[Howard Greenberg, New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
[no inscriptions recto or verso]
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