Artist
Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, born United States, 1882–1966)British, born United States, 1882–1966
CultureBritish
Titles
- Vortograph
Date1917
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 5/8 × 8 1/16 in. (27 × 20.5 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/16 in. (27 × 20.5 cm)
Mount: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
Sheet: 10 5/8 × 8 1/16 in. (27 × 20.5 cm)
Mount: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (28 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alexandra Marshall, the S. I. Morris Photography Endowment, Louisa Stude Sarofim, The Brown Foundation, Inc. courtesy of Mr. and Mrs. M.S. Stude, the Director's Accessions Endowment, and friends of the Museum of Fine Arts in honor of the 16th Anniversary of the Photography Department
Object number93.266
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
Exposé
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PhotographyObject Type
Provenance[Christie’s, London, October 29, 1992, Lot 103]; purchased by MFAH, 1993.
Exhibition History"Abstract Photographs and Drawings," at The Baltimore Museum of Art, Baltimore, MD, from Mar. 22 - June 25, 1995 (LN:95.13).
"A Love Affair with Pictures: 25 Years of Collecting Photographs at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," MFAH, Lower Jones and Masterson Galleries, October 14 - December 30, 2001.
"Utopia/ Dystopia: Construction and Destruction in Photography and Collage," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 11 March - 10 June, 2012.
“History of Photography I: Selections from the Museum's Collection,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, November 1, 2014–February 22, 2015.
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