Artist
Ervin Marton (Hungarian, 1912–1968)Hungarian, 1912–1968
CultureHungarian
Titles
- Brassaï Photographing a Carousel
Datec. 1948
PlaceFrance
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage/Sheet: 9 1/4 × 7 in. (23.5 × 17.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Anne Wilkes Tucker in honor of Leslie Clark and Gwen Goffe
Object number98.191
Non exposé
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PhotographyObject Type
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, upper left: "LB36712". The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, upper right: "Brassai". The photograph is stamped in red twice on the verso: "Photography". There is a label pasted to the verso: "Marton / 11 Rue Bellier-Dedouvre / Paris XIIIº / Teleph: Gobelins 79-96". The photograph is stamped in black, verso (then crossed through): "From / Rapho Guillumette Pictures / 59 East 54th Street / New York 22, N.Y. / Plaza 5-0712". The photograph is stamped faintly in green, verso: "Rapho Guillamette / Paul Guillumette, Inc. / 475 Fifth Avenue-New York". The photograph is inscribed in black, verso, lower center: "Courtesy: Kay Reese". The photograph is inscribed in pencil, verso, lower left: "8/3".
The photograph is unsigned.
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