Artist
Russell Lee (American, 1903–1986)American, 1903–1986
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Owner of Small Grocery Store, San Augustine, Texas
- Small grocery store owner surrounded by bills. San Augustine, Texas
DateApril 1939, printed 1976
Place depictedSan Augustine, Texas, United States
MediumGelatin silver print
DimensionsImage: 10 1/16 × 13 7/16 in. (25.6 × 34.1 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (28.1 × 35.4 cm)
Sheet: 11 1/16 × 13 15/16 in. (28.1 × 35.4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Mr. and Mrs. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number76.406
Non exposé
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Exhibition History"Introducing America to Americans: Depression-era Photographs from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Pearl Fincher Museum of Fine Arts, Spring, Texas, June 10–September 9, 2017.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
verso upper left reading vertically in pencil "RS 53142[underlined] / F34-33002"
bottom right corner "Russell Lee"
bottom right corner "Russell Lee"
verso center reading vertically a stamp "Reproduced from the collection of the Library of Congress"
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