Artist
Martín Chambi(Peruvian, 1891–1973)Peruvian, 1891–1973
CulturePeruvian
Titles
- [Woman in Traditional Clothing, Peru]
Datec. 1927–1938
Place depictedPeru
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 8 15/16 × 6 9/16 in. (22.7 × 16.6 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 13/16 in. (23.7 × 17.3 cm)
Sheet: 9 5/16 × 6 13/16 in. (23.7 × 17.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by W. Temple Webber III
Object number2018.572
Non exposé
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Indis. [?] on [illegible] // Cuzco – Perú.
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Helen Treadwell // 45 W 57 St [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right edge: Foto Martin Chambi J. // CUZCO
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: Indians of Sth America
Stamped in green ink, verso, center: ART AND MUSIC ROOM // WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY [upside down]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right: ES PROHIBIDA LA // REPRODUCCIÓN
Inscribed in pencil, verso, top left: Helen Treadwell // 45 W 57 St [?]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right edge: Foto Martin Chambi J. // CUZCO
Inscribed in pencil, verso, center: Indians of Sth America
Stamped in green ink, verso, center: ART AND MUSIC ROOM // WESTPORT PUBLIC LIBRARY [upside down]
Stamped in blue ink, verso, top right: ES PROHIBIDA LA // REPRODUCCIÓN
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Martín Chambi
1925, printed 1991
Gelatin silver print
92.330
1940s–1950s
Gelatin silver print
2014.338