Bill Brandt
Sleeping in the crypt of the Christ Church, Spitalfields

Sleeping in the crypt of the Christ Church, Spitalfields

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Sleeping in the crypt of the Christ Church, Spitalfields
Sleeping in the crypt of the Christ Church, Spitalfields
ArtistBritish, born Germany, 1904–1983
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Sleeping in the crypt of the Christ Church, Spitalfields
DateNovember 1940
PlaceLondon, England
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 9 × 7 5/8 in. (22.9 × 19.4 cm)
 Sheet: 9 7/8 × 8 in. (25.1 × 20.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Paul J. Linker
Object number89.389
Non exposé

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Special Collections
Object Type
ProvenancePaul J. Linker, Short Hills, New Jersey; given to MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Photographs by Bill Brandt: A Sense of Wonder," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Cameron Gallery, February 2-April 27, 2008.

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