Keith Carter
Burying Bessie

Burying Bessie

© Keith Carter

Burying Bessie
Burying Bessie
ArtistAmerican, born 1948
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Burying Bessie
Date1991
PlaceUnited States
MediumGelatin silver print
Dimensionsimage: 15 5/16 × 15 1/8 inches (38.9 × 38.4 cm)
sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 13/16 inches (50.6 × 40.2 cm)

Credit LineGift of Joan Morgenstern in memory of Jerry "Paul" Austin
Object number93.368
Non exposé

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Department
Photography
Object Type
ProvenanceJoan Morgenstern, Houston; given to MFAH, 1993.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on verso, bottom edge: "9/50 Burying Bessie"
Signed in pencil on verso, right bottom edge: "Keith Carter 1991"

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